ASTM D7273-08

Standard Guide for for Acceptance Testing Requirements for Geonets and Geonet Drainage Geocomposites

SCOPE
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 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard.  
1.4 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.
1.5 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.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 30-Jun-2008
• ICS: 59.080.70 - Geotextiles
• Technical Committee: D35 - Geosynthetics
• Drafting Committee: D35.01 - Mechanical Properties

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM D7273/D7273M-08(2013)e1 - Standard Guide for for Acceptance Testing Requirements for Geonets and Geonet Drainage Geocomposites
• Effective Date: 01-May-2013
• Referred By: ASTM D4759-11(2018)e1 - Standard Practice for Determining the Specification Conformance of Geosynthetics
• Effective Date: 01-Jul-2008

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: D7273 − 08
StandardGuide for
for Acceptance Testing Requirements for Geonets and
Geonet Drainage Geocomposites
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D7273; 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.
1. Scope D792 Test Methods for Density and Specific Gravity (Rela-
tive Density) of Plastics by Displacement
1.1 This guide covers guidelines for the acceptance testing
D1505 Test Method for Density of Plastics by the Density-
frequency requirements for geonet and geonet drainage geo-
Gradient Technique
compositematerialsdescribingtypesoftests,testmethods,and
D1603 Test Method for Carbon Black Content in Olefin
recommended verifications.
Plastics
1.2 This guide is intended to aid purchasers, installers,
D4218 Test Method for Determination of Carbon Black
contractors, owners, operators, designers, and agencies in
Content in Polyethylene Compounds By the Muffle-
establishing a minimum level of effort for product acceptance
Furnace Technique
testing and verification. This is intended to assure that the
D4354 Practice for Sampling of Geosynthetics for Testing
supplied geonet and/or geonet drainage geocomposite roll(s)
D4355 Test Method for Deterioration of Geotextiles by
meet accepted material specifications.
Exposure to Light, Moisture and Heat in a Xenon Arc
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
Type Apparatus
standard.
D4439 Terminology for Geosynthetics
1.4 This guide offers an organized collection of information
D4491 Test Methods for Water Permeability of Geotextiles
oraseriesofoptionsanddoesnotrecommendaspecificcourse
by Permittivity
of action. This guide cannot replace education or experience
D4533 Test Method for Trapezoid Tearing Strength of Geo-
and should be used in conjunction with professional judgment.
textiles
Not all aspects of this guide may be applicable in all circum-
D4632 Test Method for Grab Breaking Load and Elongation
stances. This guide is not intended to represent or replace the
of Geotextiles
standard of care by which the adequacy of a given professional
D4716 Test Method for Determining the (In-plane) Flow
service must be judged, nor should this guide be applied
Rate per Unit Width and Hydraulic Transmissivity of a
without consideration of a project’s many unique aspects. The
Geosynthetic Using a Constant Head
word "Standard" in the title of this guide means only that the
D4751 Test Method for DeterminingApparent Opening Size
guide has been approved through the ASTM International
of a Geotextile
consensus process.
D4759 Practice for Determining the Specification Confor-
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the
mance of Geosynthetics
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
D4873 Guide for Identification, Storage, and Handling of
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
Geosynthetic Rolls and Samples
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
D5199 Test Method for Measuring the Nominal Thickness
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
of Geosynthetics
2. Referenced Documents D5321 Test Method for Determining the Coefficient of Soil
and Geosynthetic or Geosynthetic and Geosynthetic Fric-
2.1 ASTM Standards:
tion by the Direct Shear Method
D6241 Test Method for the Static Puncture Strength of
This guide is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee D35 on Geosynthetics
Geotextiles and Geotextile-Related Products Using a
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D35.01 on Mechanical Properties.
Current edition approved July 1, 2008. Published August 2008. DOI: 10.1520/ 50-mm Probe
D7273-08.
D7005 Test Method for Determining the Bond Strength (Ply
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
Adhesion) of Geocomposites
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on D7179 Test Method for Determining Geonet Breaking Force
the ASTM website.
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D7273 − 08
3. Terminology 3.2.10 operator, n—in geosynthetics, the person or organi-
zation that operates the manmade project, structure, or system.
3.1 Definitions—For definitions of terms related to geosyn-
3.2.11 owner, n—in geosynthetics, the person or organiza-
thetics, refer to Terminology D4439.
tion that owns the manmade project, structure, or system.
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
3.2.1 acceptance testing, n—testing performed on a product
3.2.12 purchaser, n—in geosynthetics, the person, company,
to determine whether or not an individual lot of the product
or organization that purchases any materials or work to be
conforms to specified requirements.
performed.
3.2.2 agency, n—in geosynthetics, the organization that
3.3 Abbreviations:
reviews the permit application for compliance with the agen-
3.3.1 MD—Machine direction.
cy’s regulation and all quality assurance documentation before
3.3.2 MQC, n— Manufacturing quality control.
and after construction.
4. Summary of Guide
3.2.3 contractor, n—in geosynthetics , the party or organi-
zation that has the responsibility for the construction of the
4.1 Thisguidesuggeststhetypesoftests,themethodsofthe
manmade project, structure, or system.
testing, and verification requirements for acceptance testing of
3.2.4 designer, n—in geosynthetics, the person or organiza- geonet and geonet geocomposite materials.
tion that designs a manmade project, structure, or system that
4.2 It should be recognized that parties, organizations, or
fulfills the owner’s/operator’s requirements and meets or
representatives may perform additional tests at other frequen-
exceeds the minimum requirements of the agency.
ciesthanrequiredinthisguide.Inthiscase,theproject-specific
3.2.5 geonet geocomposite, n—product composed of two or
acceptance plan will then take precedence over this guide.
more materials, at least one of which is a geonet.
5. Procedure
3.2.6 installer, n—in geosynthetics, the party that installs, or
5.1 The geocomposite components are typically tested dur-
facilitates installation of, any materials purchased from manu-
ing MQC (Practice D4354) and typically documented by
facturers or suppliers.
means of a letter of certification or summarized MQC test data
3.2.7 manufacturer, n—in geosynthetics , the group, corpo-
or both. These actual tested values (MQC test data) should be
ration, partnership, or individual that manufactures a product.
verified to be in conformance with the accepted material
3.2.8 quality assurance (QA), n—all those planned or sys-
specifications. This can be done by reviewing the MQC test
tematic actions necessary to provide adequate confidence that
data, or by additional quality assurance testing, or both, and
a material, product, system, or service will satisfy given needs.
purchaser’s specification conformance testing. Purchaser’s
3.2.9 manufacturing quality control (MQC), n—planned specification acceptance/conformance testing should be done
system of activities by the manufacturer whose purpose is to directly after arrival of the product on site, and definitely
provide a level of quality that meets the needs of product before product installation. Properties of the individual geo-
requirements; also, the use of such a system. composite components (geonet and geotextile) are likely to
A,B
TABLE 1 Types of Acceptance Test and Methods for Geonets (SI Units)
Frequency of Reported Average Test Values
Test Designation, Reporting Units Test Method (ASTM)
C
Acceptance Testing Compared to:
Geonet
3 D
Density, kg/m D1505 or D792 project specified Specified Value
D
Carbon black content, % D4218 or D1603 project specified Specified Value
Peak tensile strength (MD), N/mm D7179 project specified Specified Value
Thickness, mm D5199 project specified Specified Value
Transmissivity (MD), m /s D4716 project specified Specified Value
A
Frequencies may change on the size or sensitivity of the project. On small projects tests may be replaced by a letter of certification. Example for project (size
2 2
50 000 m (500 000 ft )) specific acceptance testing:
2 2
Density of the geonet = Every 10 000 m (100 000 ft )
2 2
Carbon black content of the geonet = Every 10 000 m (100 000 ft )
2 2
Peak tensile strength of the geonet in MD = Every 10 000 m (100 000 ft )
2 2
Thickness of the geonet = Every 10 000 m (100 000 ft )
2 2
Transmissivity of the geonet = Every 50 000 m (500 000 ft )
B
Additional acceptance tests may be required depending on the application. For example, in applications in which shear strength is critical, direct shear tests (Test
Method D5321) may be needed.
C
This column proposes a pass/fail criterion for the measured average roll value. All measured average roll values (not the value for a single specimen tested) should
be reported in accordance of the ASTM procedure listed above, measured at a frequency greater than or equal as what is listed above, and ultimately compared to the
specified value (manufacturing and or project specification) to be acceptable or conforming. If the measured average roll value is below the specified value, that particular
roll will be catalogued as “failed”, or non-conforming. Note that most individual ASTM standards describe within the s
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