TEST METHODS FOR GEOSYNTHETICS V K PATIL BOMBAY

TEST METHODS FOR GEOSYNTHETICS V. K. PATIL BOMBAY TEXTILE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION L. B. S. MARG, GHATKOPAR (W), MUMBAI-400086. WEB : btraindia. com e-mail : btra@vsnl. com

Physical proprieties (P) Mechanical properties (M) Type of structure Specific gravity Mass per unit area Tensile properties Compressibility Seam strength Thickness Stiffness Burst strength Tear strength Puncture strength Hydraulic properties (H) Endurance properties (E) Installation damage Creep and stress relaxation Abrasion Clogging Porosity Percentage open area Apparent opening size Permittivity Transmissivity

Durability properties (D) Performance test (PF) Temperature Oxidation Asphalt retention Direct Shear Chemical degradation Clogging potential Hydrolysis Pull out resistance Ultraviolet light degradation Filtering Efficiency BTRA, COE-Geotech can provide testing of most of these properties as per ASTM, IS and ISO standards

TEST METHODS FOR GEOTEXTILES ASTM ISO IS D 4886 13427 14714 2 E Abrasion Resistance of Geotextiles (Sand Paper/Sliding Block Method) H Water Permeability of Geotextiles by Permittivity D 4491 11058 14324 3 M Trapezoid Tearing Strength of Geotextiles D 4533 14293 4 D D 4355 13162 (Part 2) 5 M Tensile Properties of Geotextiles by the Wide-Width Strip Method D 4595 6 M Grab Breaking Load and Elongation of Geotextiles D 4632 7 H 8 Test Parameters 1 9 10 Deterioration of Geotextiles by Exposure to Light, Moisture and Heat in a Xenon Arc Type Apparatus 10319 13162 (Part 5) D 4751 12956 14294 M Strength of Sewn or Thermally Bonded Seams of Geotextiles P Nominal Thickness of Geosynthetics D 4884 10321 15060 D 5199 9863 -1 13162 -3 M Tension Creep and Creep Rupture Behavior of Geosynthetics D 5262 13431 Apparent Opening Size of a Geotextile 14739

TEST METHODS FOR GEOTEXTILES Test Parameters ASTM ISO 11 M Cone drop ( Dynamic perforation ) 12 P Mass per Unit Area of Geotextiles D 5261 13 H D 4716 12958 14 M Hydraulic Transmissivity of a Geosynthetic Using a Constant Head Static Puncture Strength of Geotextiles and Geotextile-Related Products Using a 50 -mm Probe D 6241 12236 15 H Permittivity of Geotextiles Under Load D 5493 10766 16 PF Hydraulic Conductivity Ratio (HCR) Testing of Soil/Geotextile Systems D 5567 17 PF Asphalt Retention of Paving Fabrics Used in Asphalt Paving for Full-Width Applications D 6140 18 D Chemical Resistance of Geotextiles to Liquids D 6389 19 D Effects of Temperature on Stability of Geotextiles D 4594 20 D Biological Clogging of Geotextile D 1987 IS 13433 EN 918 13162 -4 9864 14716

TEST METHODS FOR GEOTEXTILES Test Parameters ASTM Deterioration of Geotextiles from Outdoor Exposure D 5970 Determining Filtering Efficiency and Flow Rate of the Filtration Component of a Sediment Retention Device Using Site-Specific Soil D 5141 PF Measuring the Soil-Geotextile System Clogging Potential by the Gradient Ratio D 5101 24 M Pore Size Characteristics of Geotextiles by Capillary Flow Test D 6767 25 M Large Scale Hydrostatic Puncture Testing of Geosynthetics D 5514 26 E Installation Damage of Geosynthetics D 5818 27 D Microscopic Evaluation of the Dispersion of Carbon Black in Polyolefin Geosynthetics D 5596 28 M Multi-Axial Tension Test for Geosynthetics D 5617 ISO 21 D 22 HPF 23 13428

TEST METHODS FOR GEOSYNTHETICS 1 PF 2 E 3 PF 4 5 D D M 6 7 8 9 H Test Parameters Geosynthetic Pullout Resistance in Soil Accelerated Tensile Creep and Creep-Rupture of Geosynthetic Determining the Coefficient of Soil and Geosynthetic or Geosynthetic and Geosynthetic Friction by the Direct Shear Method Chemical Resistance of Geosynthetics to Liquids ASTM Oxidative Induction Time of Polyolefin Geosynthetics by High-Pressure Differential Scanning Calorimetry Geosynthetics -- Index test procedure for the evaluation of mechanical damage under repeated loading -- Damage caused by granular material (In-Plane) Hydraulic Transmissivity of a Geosynthetic by Radial Flow Terminology for Geosynthetics Sampling of Geosynthetics for Testing ISO D 5885 D 6706 D 6992 IS 14739 D 5321 12957 -1 D 5322 10722 D 6574 D 4439 10318 D 4354 9862

GEOCOMPOSITES Test Parameters ASTM M Bond Strength (Ply Adhesion) of Geocomposites D 7005 M Vertical Strip Drains in the Crimped Condition D 6918 D Chemical Resistance of Geonets to Liquids D 6388 1 2 3

TEST METHODS FOR GEOMEMBRANES Test Parameters Index Puncture Resistance of Geomembranes and Related Products Strength of Geomembranes by the Wide Strip Tensile Method Tensile Properties of Nonreinforced Polyethylene and Nonreinforced Flexible Polypropylene Geomembranes ASTM M 2 % Secant Modulus for Polyethylene Geomembranes D 5323 M Stress Crack Resistance of Polyolefin Geomembranes Using Notched Constant Tensile Load Test D 5397 M Pyramid Puncture Resistance of Unprotected and Protected Geomembranes D 5494 M 1 M 2 M 3 4 5 6 D 4833 D 4885 D 6693

TEST METHODS FOR GEOMEMBRANES M 7 Test Parameters Strip Tensile Properties of Reinforced Geomembranes ASTM D 7003 Grab Tensile Properties of Reinforced Geomembranes Chemical Resistance of Geomembranes to Liquids D 7004 M Ply Adhesion Strength of Reinforced Geomembranes D 6636 M Determining the Integrity of Seams Used in Joining Flexible Polymeric Sheet Geomembranes D 4437 D Geomembrane Seam Evaluation by Vacuum Chamber D 5641 M 8 D 9 10 11 12 D 5747

TEST METHODS FOR GEOSYNTHETIC CLAY LINERS Test Parameters Mass Per Unit of Geosynthetic Clay Liners Index Flux Through Saturated Geosynthetic Clay Liner Specimens Using a Flexible Wall Permeameter Swell Index of Clay Mineral Component of Geosynthetic Clay Liners Fluid Loss of Clay Component of Geosynthetic Clay Liners Grab Breaking Load and Elongation of GCL ASTM Acceptance Testing Requirements for Geosynthetic Clay Liners D 6495 M Tensile Strength of Geosynthetic Clay Liners D 6768 M Bonding Peel Strength Between the Top and Bottom Layers of Needle-Punched Geosynthetic Clay Liners D 6496 M Clay geosynthetic barriers -- Determination of permeability to gases 1 P 2 H M 3 4 H 5 M 6 7 8 9 ISO D 5993 D 5887 D 5890 10769 D 5891 10773

TEST METHODS FOR GEOGRIDS Test Parameters 1 2 3 M D M Tensile Properties of Geogrids by the Single or Multi-Rib Tensile Method Chemical Resistance of Geogrids to Liquids Junction Strength ASTM D 6637 D 6213 GRI-GG-2