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Technical Information

Find various publications and information related to geosynthetics in South Africa here

Functions of Geosynthetics

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Types of Geosynthetics

CUSPATED SHEETS

GEOSYNTHETIC CLAY LINERS

GCYP PUBLICATIONS

GCYP 2024

Cuspated Drain (CD) Technology for Landfill Liner Systems: Long- Term Durability and Performance Insights – A Critical Review

A Comparative Study on the Effects of the Geotextile Thickness to the Geotextile and Geomembrane Interface

Assessment of Protection Efficiency of Geotextiles using Adapted Geomembrane Strain Testing Methods for Evaluation of On-Site Conditions

Crafting Excellence: The Art of Mastering Liner Construction

Compacted Clay Liners vs. Geosynthetic Clay Liners: Key Considerations for Designers

The Influence of Temperature on the Durability of HDPE Geomembranes

Geosynthetic Clay Liners (GCLs) vs. Compacted Clay Liners (CCLs) in Landfill Applications – A South African Standpoint

Slope Stability Analyses Of A Class-A Landfill Waste Body To Be Constructed On A Cliff Edge In KwaZulu-Natal

Comparison of Speedbumps and Geogrids as Reinforcement Elements for Stability in a Class A Landfill Cell Design.

Sustainability with a focus on comparative LCA of retaining walls in South Africa

Case History: Application Of Geosynthetics in A Tailings Storage Facility Rockfill Buttress Construction Project

Harnessing the Potential of Geotextile Tubes to Bulk Treat and Dewater Fly Ash Tailings in South Africa

Case Study: Long-term Effectiveness of Geosynthetic Sand Containers at Umdloti Beachfront, 8 Years Later.

The Use of Continuous Filament Geotextiles as Puncture Protection Opposed to Staple Fibre for the Protection of Geomembranes

GCYP 2021

Applying Geocell Confinement to the Built Environment

Review of the waste slope stability design of a landfill site in Gauteng

Landfill Decommissioning- Repurposing Case History

A Case Study of the Use of Geosynthetics in the Oiltanking MOGS Crude Oil Blending and Storage Terminal, Saldanha, Western Cape

Practical Considerations for the Design and Construction of a HDPE-Lined Tailings Storage Facility

Geotechnical Properties of Soil-Fibre Composites

Effect of randomly distributed fibre on stress state of soil-fibre composite in compression and tension

Effect of Fibre Reinforcement on Mobilized Shear Strength of a Residual Soil at an Imposed Plane

Dewatering of Ultra-Fine Slurry using Composite Dewatering Bags

Best Practice Project Management when there are so many Geosynthetic solutions for a project

Shear Behavior of Multiple Layer Interface of Typical Componenets in a Landfill Liner System

The Use of High Strength Geogrids at Zimbali Lakes Resort

GCYP 2018

Self-Sustaining Geomembrane Lined Irrigation Dam

Optimisation of lined waste facility geometries

Open cast mining pit rehabilitation incorporating the use of soil reinforcement geo-synthetic material

Geotextile Sand Containers- Erosion Protection in Marine Applications

Lining of a Zinc tailings storage facility and return water dam

Numerical modelling and analysis of geogrid reinforced soil trench barrier-wall under combined static and dynamic loadings

Ground Stabilization using Geosynthetics

A case study of the use of geosynthetics in capping of a hazardous landfill

Implementing the Geosynthetics Hierarchy

Geosynthetic Installation Quality Challenges from the construction of a Class A facility in South Africa

From false abutment to true abutment using MSEW with polymeric reinforcement

Effective Rehabilitation of Existing Concrete Reseviors

Design and Properties of Geocomposite Drains applied in Civil Works

Construction of the first Crystal Lagoons Project in South Africa

Design and Construction of a Groundwater Cut-off Structure Using Secant Piling Techniques and Geosynthetics

“Piggyback” Landfill System in Mozambique

The design of a geocomposite drainage layer to collect effluent from the coal production process

Slope Stabilization using a Green Terramesh System

Supporting Infrastructure Growth with Geosynthetics

Soil stabilization of high fills as part of temporary shoring measures to accommodate phased construction above major culvert box structures

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