ASTM D7273/D7273M-08(2013)e1
(Guide)Standard Guide for for Acceptance Testing Requirements for Geonets and Geonet Drainage Geocomposites
Standard Guide for for Acceptance Testing Requirements for Geonets and Geonet Drainage Geocomposites
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1.1 This guide covers guidelines for the acceptance testing frequency requirements for geonet and geonet drainage geocomposite materials describing types of tests, test methods, and recommended verifications.
1.2 This guide is intended to aid purchasers, installers, contractors, owners, operators, designers, and agencies in establishing a minimum level of effort for product acceptance testing and verification. This is intended to assure that the supplied geonet and/or geonet drainage geocomposite roll(s) meet accepted material specifications.
1.3 This guide offers an organized collection of information or a series of options and does not recommend a specific course of action. This guide cannot replace education or experience and should be used in conjunction with professional judgment. Not all aspects of this guide may be applicable in all circumstances. This guide is not intended to represent or replace the standard of care by which the adequacy of a given professional service must be judged, nor should this guide be applied without consideration of a project's many unique aspects. The word "Standard" in the title of this guide means only that the guide has been approved through the ASTM International consensus process.
1.4 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in non-conformance with the standard.
1.5 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.
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Designation: D7273/D7273M − 08 (Reapproved 2013)
Standard Guide for
Acceptance Testing Requirements for Geonets and Geonet
Drainage Geocomposites
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D7273/D7273M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the
year of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last
reapproval. A superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
ε NOTE—Units information was editorially corrected in June 2013.
1. Scope 2. Referenced Documents
1.1 This guide covers guidelines for the acceptance testing
2.1 ASTM Standards:
frequency requirements for geonet and geonet drainage geo-
D792 Test Methods for Density and Specific Gravity (Rela-
compositematerialsdescribingtypesoftests,testmethods,and
tive Density) of Plastics by Displacement
recommended verifications.
D1505 Test Method for Density of Plastics by the Density-
Gradient Technique
1.2 This guide is intended to aid purchasers, installers,
D1603 Test Method for Carbon Black Content in Olefin
contractors, owners, operators, designers, and agencies in
Plastics
establishing a minimum level of effort for product acceptance
D4218 Test Method for Determination of Carbon Black
testing and verification. This is intended to assure that the
Content in Polyethylene Compounds By the Muffle-
supplied geonet and/or geonet drainage geocomposite roll(s)
Furnace Technique
meet accepted material specifications.
D4354 Practice for Sampling of Geosynthetics and Rolled
1.3 This guide offers an organized collection of information
Erosion Control Products (RECPs) for Testing
oraseriesofoptionsanddoesnotrecommendaspecificcourse
D4355 Test Method for Deterioration of Geotextiles by
of action. This guide cannot replace education or experience
Exposure to Light, Moisture and Heat in a Xenon Arc
and should be used in conjunction with professional judgment.
Type Apparatus
Not all aspects of this guide may be applicable in all circum-
D4439 Terminology for Geosynthetics
stances. This guide is not intended to represent or replace the
D4491 Test Methods for Water Permeability of Geotextiles
standard of care by which the adequacy of a given professional
by Permittivity
service must be judged, nor should this guide be applied
D4533 Test Method for Trapezoid Tearing Strength of Geo-
without consideration of a project’s many unique aspects. The
textiles
word "Standard" in the title of this guide means only that the
D4632 Test Method for Grab Breaking Load and Elongation
guide has been approved through the ASTM International
of Geotextiles
consensus process.
D4716 Test Method for Determining the (In-plane) Flow
1.4 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units
Rate per Unit Width and Hydraulic Transmissivity of a
are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in
Geosynthetic Using a Constant Head
each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each
D4751 Test Methods for Determining Apparent Opening
system shall be used independently of the other. Combining
Size of a Geotextile
values from the two systems may result in non-conformance
D4759 Practice for Determining the Specification Confor-
with the standard.
mance of Geosynthetics
D4873 Guide for Identification, Storage, and Handling of
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the
Geosynthetic Rolls and Samples
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
D5199 Test Method for Measuring the Nominal Thickness
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
of Geosynthetics
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
D5321 Test Method for Determining the Shear Strength of
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
This guide is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee D35 on Geosynthetics
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D35.01 on Mechanical Properties. For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
Current edition approved May 1, 2013. Published June 2013. Originally contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
approved in 2008. Last previous edition approved in 2008 as D7273 – 08. DOI: Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
10.1520/D7273_D7273M-08R13E01. the ASTM website.
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D7273/D7273M − 08 (2013)
Soil-Geosynthetic and Geosynthetic-Geosynthetic Inter- 4. Summary of Guide
faces by Direct Shear
4.1 Thisguidesuggeststhetypesoftests,themethodsofthe
D6241 Test Method for Static Puncture Strength of Geotex-
testing, and verification requirements for acceptance testing of
tiles and Geotextile-Related Products Using a 50-mm
geonet and geonet geocomposite materials.
Probe
4.2 It should be recognized that parties, organizations, or
D7005 Test Method for Determining the Bond Strength (Ply
representatives may perform additional tests at other frequen-
Adhesion) of Geocomposites
ciesthanrequiredinthisguide.Inthiscase,theproject-specific
D7179 Test Method for Determining Geonet Breaking Force
acceptance plan will then take precedence over this guide.
3. Terminology
5. Procedure
3.1 Definitions—For definitions of terms related to
geosynthetics, refer to Terminology D4439.
5.1 The geocomposite components are typically tested dur-
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard: ing MQC (Practice D4354) and typically documented by
means of a letter of certification or summarized MQC test data
3.2.1 acceptance testing, n—testing performed on a product
or both. These actual tested values (MQC test data) should be
to determine whether or not an individual lot of the product
verified to be in conformance with the accepted material
conforms to specified requirements.
specifications. This can be done by reviewing the MQC test
3.2.2 agency, n—in geosynthetics, the organization that
data, or by additional quality assurance testing, or both, and
reviews the permit application for compliance with the agen-
purchaser’s specification conformance testing. Purchaser’s
cy’s regulation and all quality assurance documentation before
specification acceptance/conformance testing should be done
and after construction.
directly after arrival of the product on site, and definitely
3.2.3 contractor, n—in geosynthetics, the party or organiza-
before product installation. Properties of the individual geo-
tion that has the responsibility for the construction of the
composite components (geonet and geotextile) are likely to
manmade project, structure, or system.
change during the lamination process. If the properties of the
finished geocomposite’s component to be controlled are those
3.2.4 designer, n—in geosynthetics, the person or organiza-
measured before lamination, it might be necessary to sample
tion that designs a manmade project, structure, or system that
the individual components in the plant, before lamination. If
fulfills the owner’s/operator’s requirements and meets or
the tests are conducted on the components delaminated from
exceeds the minimum requirements of the agency.
the geocomposite, those test results will not reflect what is
3.2.5 geonet geocomposite, n—product composed of two or
intended to be controlled.
more materials, at least one of which is a geonet.
5.2 Supplied geonet/geonet geocomposite rolls should be
3.2.6 installer, n—in geosynthetics, the party that installs, or
observed on site to identify any damage to the rolls or
facilitates installation of, any materials purchased from manu-
wrapping. In case of any damage, Guide D4873 should be
facturers or suppliers.
followed. Any damage should be noted and reported.
3.2.7 manufacturer, n—in geosynthetics, the group,
5.3 Before storing or unrolling geonet/geonet geocomposite
corporation, partnership, or individual that manufactures a
rolls, or both, the individual roll identification should be
product.
verified and compared with the packing list. Irregularities
3.2.8 manufacturing quality control (MQC), n—planned
should be noted and reported.
system of activities by the manufacturer whose purpose is to
5.4 If sampling of geonet/geonet geocomposite material is
provide a level of quality that meets the needs of product
necessary, for example, for testing purposes, Guide D4354
requirements; also, the use of such a system.
should be followed.
3.2.9 operator, n—in geosynthetics, the person or organiza-
5.5 The recommended acceptance tests and test methods for
tion that operates the manmade project, structure, or system.
geonets are given in Table 1 and for geonet geocomposite
3.2.10 owner, n—in geosynthetics, the person or organiza-
materials are given in Table 2. The tests are performed on the
tion that owns the manmade project, structure, or system.
geonets and geotextiles before lamination except for geocom-
posite transmissivity and geocomposite ply adhesion and
3.2.11 purchaser, n—in geosynthetics, the person, company,
should be compared with the accepted material specifications.
or organization that purchases any materials or work to be
Irregularities should be noted and reported.
performed.
5.6 All test results should be reported as average roll values
3.2.12 quality assurance (QA), n—all those planned or
(notthevalueforasinglespecimentested)inaccordancetothe
systematic actions necessary to provide adequate confidence
ASTM procedures listed in Table 1 and Table 2, and ultimately
that a material, product, system, or service will satisfy given
compared to the specified values (manufacturing and or project
needs.
specification) to be acceptable. The pass or fail of the confor-
3.3 Abbreviations:
mance test results shall be determined according to Practice
3.3.1 MD—M
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