Significance and Use

The thickness of a geotextile decreases with increase in the normal compressive stress. This decrease in thickness may result in the partial closing or the opening of the voids of geotextile depending on its initial structure and the boundary conditions.

This test method measures the permittivity due to a change of void structure of a geotextile as a result of an applied compressive stress.

1. Scope

1.1 This test method covers the determination of the water permittivity behavior of geotextiles in a direction normal to the plane of the geotextile when subjected to specific normal compressive loads.

1.2 Use of this test method is limited to geotextiles. This test method is not intended for application with geotextile-related products such as geogrids, geonets, geomembranes, and other geocomposites.

1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The inch-pound units given in parentheses are for information only.

1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.

ASTM Standards

D123 Terminology Relating to Textiles

D653 Terminology Relating to Soil, Rock, and Contained Fluids

D4354 Practice for Sampling of Geosynthetics for Testing

D4439 Terminology for Geosynthetics

D4491 Test Methods for Water Permeability of Geotextiles by Permittivity

D4716 Test Method for Determining the (In-plane) Flow Rate per Unit Width and Hydraulic Transmissivity of a Geosynthetic Using a Constant Head

E11 Specification for Woven Wire Test Sieve Cloth and Test Sieves

Keywords

geotextile; hydraulic gradient; normal load; permittivity; permittivity under load; Geotextiles; Hydraulic properties; Loading tests--geosynthetics; Permittivity method; Water permittivity;

ICS Code

ICS Number Code 59.080.70 (Geotextiles)

DOI: 10.1520/D5493-06R11

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ASTM D5493