1. Scope

1.1 This guide covers a designer/specifier through a systematic determination of those factors of the appropriate application environment that may affect the post-construction service life of a geosynthetic. Subsequently, test methods are recommended to facilitate an experimental evaluation of the durability of geosynthetics in a specified environment so that the durability can be considered in the design process.

1.2 This guide is not intended to address durability issues associated with the manufacturing, handling, transportation, or installation environments.

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

D1204 Test Method for Linear Dimensional Changes of Nonrigid Thermoplastic Sheeting or Film at Elevated Temperature

D1987 Test Method for Biological Clogging of Geotextile or Soil/Geotextile Filters

D2990 Test Methods for Tensile, Compressive, and Flexural Creep and Creep-Rupture of Plastics

D3083 Specification for Flexible Poly(Vinyl Chloride) Plastic Sheeting for Pond, Canal, and Reservoir Lining

D3895 Test Method for Oxidative-Induction Time of Polyolefins by Differential Scanning Calorimetry

D4355 Test Method for Deterioration of Geotextiles by Exposure to Light, Moisture and Heat in a Xenon Arc Type Apparatus

D4594 Test Method for Effects of Temperature on Stability of Geotextiles

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

D4886 Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Geotextiles (Sand Paper/Sliding Block Method)

D5101 Test Method for Measuring the Filtration Compatibility of Soil-Geotextile Systems

D5262 Test Method for Evaluating the Unconfined Tension Creep and Creep Rupture Behavior of Geosynthetics

D5322 Practice for Laboratory Immersion Procedures for Evaluating the Chemical Resistance of Geosynthetics to Liquids

D5397 Test Method for Evaluation of Stress Crack Resistance of Polyolefin Geomembranes Using Notched Constant Tensile Load Test

D5496 Practice for In Field Immersion Testing of Geosynthetics

D5567 Test Method for Hydraulic Conductivity Ratio (HCR) Testing of Soil/Geotextile Systems

D5885 Test Method for Oxidative Induction Time of Polyolefin Geosynthetics by High-Pressure Differential Scanning Calorimetry

D5970 Test Method for Deterioration of Geotextiles from Outdoor Exposure

Keywords

aging; degradation; durability; environment; exposure; geosynthetic; long-term performance;

ICS Code

ICS Number Code 19.020 (Test conditions and procedures in general); 59.080.70 (Geotextiles)

DOI: 10.1520/D5819-05

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