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5. Geomembranes in civil engineering today
5.1 Use in a wide variety of structures
Today, several hundred million square meters of geomembranes are used worldwide every year. These geomembranes are commonly used in a variety of structures.
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Waste storage and treatment
Bottom and roof waterproofing for municipal and hazardous waste storage facilities.
Waterproofing of leachate storage basins.
Sealing associated with methane collection at landfill sites.
Waterproofing of composting platforms.
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Protecting the underground environment
Waterproofing of retention basins around hydrocarbon tanks....
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Conclusion
Bibliography
Websites
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CFG – French Geosynthetics Committee
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IGS – International Geosynthetics Society
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Events
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International Congress on Geosynthetics
Organized under the aegis of the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS), the congress is held every four years: Paris (1977), Las Vegas (1982), Vienna (1986), The Hague (1990), Singapore (1994), Atlanta (1998), Nice (2002), Yokohama (2006), Guaruja/Sao Paulo (2010), Berlin (2014), Seoul (2018).
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