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    I.S. EN 13491:2018

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    GEOSYNTHETIC BARRIERS - CHARACTERISTICS REQUIRED FOR USE AS A FLUID BARRIER IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF TUNNELS AND ASSOCIATED UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES

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    Superseded date:  28-01-2020

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    Published date:  01-04-2018

    Publisher:  National Standards Authority of Ireland

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    European foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations
    4 Characteristics and corresponding methods of test
    5 Assessment and verification of constancy of performance (AVCP)
    Annex A (normative) Durability of geosynthetic barriers
    Annex ZA (informative) Relationship of this European Standard with Regulation (EU) No. 305/2011
    Bibliography

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    Defines the relevant characteristics of geosynthetic barriers, including polymeric geosynthetic barriers, clay geosynthetic barriers and bituminous geosynthetic barriers, when used as fluid barriers in the construction of tunnels and associated underground structures, and the appropriate test methods to determine these characteristics.

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    Committee CEN/TC 189
    Document Type Test Method
    Product Note The date of any NSAI previous adoption may not match the date of its original CEN/CENELEC document. THIS STANDARD ALSO REFERS TO EN ISO 527-3:1995,EN ISO 11357-6:2013,M/107
    Publisher National Standards Authority of Ireland
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
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    EN 13265:2016 Geotextiles and geotextile-related products - Characteristics required for use in liquid waste containment projects
    EN 14576:2005 Geosynthetics - Test method for determining the resistance of polymeric geosynthetic barriers to environmental stress cracking
    EN ISO 11358-1:2014 Plastics - Thermogravimetry (TG) of polymers - Part 1: General principles (ISO 11358-1:2014)
    EN 14575:2005 Geosynthetic barriers - Screening test method for determining the resistance to oxidation
    EN 12226:2012 Geosynthetics - General tests for evaluation following durability testing
    EN ISO 1183-3 : 1999 PLASTICS - METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE DENSITY OF NON-CELLULAR PLASTICS - PART 3: GAS PYKNOMETER METHOD
    EN 14150:2006 Geosynthetic barriers - Determination of permeability to liquids
    ISO 13438:2004 Geotextiles and geotextile-related products Screening test method for determining the resistance to oxidation
    PREN 16993 : DRAFT 2016 GEOSYNTHETIC BARRIERS - CHARACTERISTICS REQUIRED FOR USE IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF STORAGE LAGOONS, SECONDARY CONTAINMENT (ABOVE AND BELOW GROUND) AND OTHER CONTAINMENT APPLICATIONS FOR CHEMICALS, POLLUTED WATER AND PRODUCED LIQUIDS
    EN ISO 10319:2015 Geosynthetics - Wide-width tensile test (ISO 10319:2015)
    ISO 527-4:1997 Plastics Determination of tensile properties Part 4: Test conditions for isotropic and orthotropic fibre-reinforced plastic composites
    EN 806-1:2000/A1:2001 SPECIFICATIONS FOR INSTALLATIONS INSIDE BUILDINGS CONVEYING WATER FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION - PART 1: GENERAL
    ASTM D 6141 : 2014-07 GUIDE FOR SCREENING CLAY PORTION AND INDEX FLUX OF GEOSYNTHETIC CLAY LINER (GCL) FOR CHEMICAL COMPATIBILITY TO LIQUIDS
    EN 13251:2016 Geotextiles and geotextile-related products - Characteristics required for use in earthworks, foundations and retaining structures
    EN ISO 13426-2:2005 Geotextiles and geotextile-related products - Strength of internal structural junctions - Part 2: Geocomposites (ISO 13426-2:2005)
    EN 13249:2016 Geotextiles and geotextile-related products - Characteristics required for use in the construction of roads and other trafficked areas (excluding railways and asphalt inclusion)
    ISO 12236:2006 Geosynthetics — Static puncture test (CBR test)
    EN 1849-2:2009 Flexible sheets for waterproofing - Determination of thickness and mass per unit area - Part 2: Plastic and rubber sheets
    EN ISO 527-4:1997 PLASTICS - DETERMINATION OF TENSILE PROPERTIES - PART 4: TEST CONDITIONS FOR ISOTROPIC AND ORTHOTROPIC FIBRE-REINFORCED PLASTIC COMPOSITES
    ISO 1133-1:2011 Plastics Determination of the melt mass-flow rate (MFR) and melt volume-flow rate (MVR) of thermoplastics Part 1: Standard method
    ASTM D 696 : 2016 Standard Test Method for Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion of Plastics Between −30°C and 30°C with a Vitreous Silica Dilatometer
    ISO 9863-1:2016 Geosynthetics Determination of thickness at specified pressures Part 1: Single layers
    EN ISO 13426-1 : 2003 GEOTEXTILES AND GEOTEXTILE-RELATED PRODUCTS - STRENGTH OF INTERNAL STRUCTURAL JUNCTIONS - PART 1: GEOCELLS
    ISO 6427:2013 Plastics — Determination of matter extractable by organic solvents (conventional methods)
    EN 14151:2010 Geosynthetics - Determination of burst strength
    EN 13253:2016 Geotextiles and geotextile-related products - Characteristics required for use in erosion control works (coastal protection, bank revetments)
    ISO 10319:2015 Geosynthetics — Wide-width tensile test
    EN ISO 6427:2014 Plastics - Determination of matter extractable by organic solvents (conventional methods) (ISO 6427:2013)
    EN 764-1:2015+A1:2016 Pressure equipment - Part 1: Vocabulary
    EN 13250:2016 Geotextiles and geotextile-related products - Characteristics required for use in the construction of railways
    EN 12224 : 2000 GEOTEXTILES AND GEOTEXTILE-RELATED PRODUCTS - DETERMINATION OF THE RESISTANCE TO WEATHERING
    EN ISO 10773:2011 Clay geosynthetic barriers - Determination of permeability to gases (ISO 10773:2011)
    EN ISO 1133-2:2011 Plastics - Determination of the melt mass-flow rate (MFR) and melt volume-flow rate (MVR) of thermoplastics - Part 2: Method for materials sensitive to time-temperature history and/or moisture (ISO 1133-2:2011)
    ISO 34-1:2015 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic Determination of tear strength Part 1: Trouser, angle and crescent test pieces
    EN 12311-2:2013 Flexible sheets for waterproofing - Determination of tensile properties - Part 2: Plastic and rubber sheets for roof waterproofing
    EN ISO 527-1:2012 Plastics - Determination of tensile properties - Part 1: General principles (ISO 527-1:2012)
    ISO 13426-2:2005 Geotextiles and geotextile-related products — Strength of internal structural junctions — Part 2: Geocomposites
    EN 13255:2016 Geotextiles and geotextile-related products - Characteristics required for use in the construction of canals
    EN 13254:2016 Geotextiles and geotextile-related products - Characteristics required for the use in the construction of reservoirs and dams
    ASTM D 6496 : 2004 Standard Test Method for Determining Average Bonding Peel Strength Between the Top and Bottom Layers of Needle-Punched Geosynthetic Clay Liners
    EN 12311-1:1999 Flexible sheets for waterproofing - Part 1: Bitumen sheets for roof waterproofing - Determination of tensile properties
    ISO/TS 13434:2008 Geosynthetics Guidelines for the assessment of durability
    EN 1844:2013 Flexible sheets for waterproofing - Determination of resistance to ozone - Plastic and rubber sheets for roof waterproofing
    EN 12310-1:1999 Flexible sheets for waterproofing - Part 1: Bitumen sheets for waterproofing - Determination of resistance to tearing (nail shank)
    EN 14414 : 2004 GEOSYNTHETICS - SCREENING TEST METHOD FOR DETERMINING CHEMICAL RESISTANCE FOR LANDFILL APPLICATIONS
    ASTM D 1603 : 2014 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Carbon Black Content in Olefin Plastics
    EN 16416:2013 Geosynthetic clay barriers - Determination of water flux index - Flexible wall permeameter method at constant head
    EN 1109:2013 Flexible sheets for waterproofing - Bitumen sheets for roof waterproofing - Determination of flexibility at low temperature
    EN ISO 10318-1:2015 Geosynthetics - Part 1: Terms and definitions (ISO 10318-1:2015)
    EN ISO 1133-1:2011 Plastics - Determination of the melt mass-flow rate (MFR) and melt volume-flow rate (MVR) of thermoplastics - Part 1: Standard method (ISO 1133-1:2011)
    ASTM D 696 : 2016 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion of Plastics Between −30°C and 30°C with a Vitreous Silica Dilatometer
    ASTM D 6141 : 2014 Standard Guide for Screening Clay Portion and Index Flux of Geosynthetic Clay Liner (GCL) for Chemical Compatibility to Liquids
    EN ISO 9001:2015 Quality management systems - Requirements (ISO 9001:2015)
    ISO 13426-1:2003 Geotextiles and geotextile-related products Strength of internal structural junctions Part 1: Geocells
    ISO 1183-1:2012 Plastics Methods for determining the density of non-cellular plastics Part 1: Immersion method, liquid pyknometer method and titration method
    ISO 11358-1:2014 Plastics Thermogravimetry (TG) of polymers Part 1: General principles
    EN 12225 : 2000 GEOTEXTILES AND GEOTEXTILE-RELATED PRODUCTS - METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE MICROBIOLOGICAL RESISTANCE BY A SOIL BURIAL TEST
    EN 14196:2016 Geosynthetics - Test methods for measuring mass per unit area of clay geosynthetic barriers
    EN 1296 : 2000 FLEXIBLE SHEETS FOR WATERPROOFING - BITUMEN, PLASTIC AND RUBBER SHEETS FOR ROOFING - METHOD OF ARTIFICIAL AGEING BY LONG TERM EXPOSURE TO ELEVATED TEMPERATURE
    ISO 1183-2:2004 Plastics Methods for determining the density of non-cellular plastics Part 2: Density gradient column method
    ISO 1183-3:1999 Plastics Methods for determining the density of non-cellular plastics Part 3: Gas pyknometer method
    ASTM D 7409 : 2015 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Carboxyl End Group Content of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Yarns
    EN ISO 9864:2005 Geosynthetics - Test method for the determination of mass per unit area of geotextiles and geotextile-related products (ISO 9864:2005)
    EN ISO 9863-1:2016 Geosynthetics - Determination of thickness at specified pressures - Part 1: Single layers (ISO 9863-1:2016)
    ISO 9001:2015 Quality management systems — Requirements
    ISO 11357-6:2008 Plastics Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) Part 6: Determination of oxidation induction time (isothermal OIT) and oxidation induction temperature (dynamic OIT)
    ISO 10390:2005 Soil quality Determination of pH
    ISO 3696:1987 Water for analytical laboratory use — Specification and test methods
    ISO 10773:2011 Clay geosynthetic barriers Determination of permeability to gases
    EN 13256:2016 Geotextiles and geotextile-related products - Characteristics required for use in the construction of tunnels and underground structures
    EN ISO 3696:1995 Water for analytical laboratory use - Specification and test methods (ISO 3696:1987)
    EN 1849-1 : 1999 FLEXIBLE SHEETS FOR WATER PROOFING - DETERMINATION OF THICKNESS AND MASS PER UNIT AREA - PART 1: BITUMEN SHEETS FOR ROOF WATERPROOFING
    ASTM D 5890 : 2011 Standard Test Method for Swell Index of Clay Mineral Component of Geosynthetic Clay Liners
    ASTM D 7409 : 2015 Standard Test Method for Carboxyl End Group Content of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Yarns
    ASTM D 1603 : 2014 Standard Test Method for Carbon Black Content in Olefin Plastics
    ISO 1133-2:2011 Plastics Determination of the melt mass-flow rate (MFR) and melt volume-flow rate (MVR) of thermoplastics Part 2: Method for materials sensitive to time-temperature history and/or moisture
    EN ISO 12236:2006 Geosynthetics - Static puncture test (CBR test) (ISO 12236:2006)
    EN 13257:2016 Geotextiles and geotextile-related products - Characteristics required for use in solid waste disposals
    ISO 527-3:1995 Plastics Determination of tensile properties Part 3: Test conditions for films and sheets
    EN ISO 527-3:1995/AC:2002 PLASTICS - DETERMINATION OF TENSILE PROPERTIES - PART 3: TEST CONDITIONS FOR FILMS AND SHEETS
    EN 13252:2016 Geotextiles and geotextile-related products - Characteristics required for use in drainage systems
    ISO 9864:2005 Geosynthetics — Test method for the determination of mass per unit area of geotextiles and geotextile-related products
    EN ISO 1183-1:2012 Plastics - Methods for determining the density of non-cellular plastics - Part 1: Immersion method, liquid pyknometer method and titration method (ISO 1183-1:2012)
    EN 14415:2004 Geosynthetic barriers - Test method for determining the resistance to leaching
    ISO 527-1:2012 Plastics Determination of tensile properties Part 1: General principles
    EN ISO 1183-2:2004 PLASTICS - METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE DENSITY OF NON-CELLULAR PLASTICS - PART 2: DENSITY GRADIENT COLUMN METHOD
    ASTM D 6243 : 2013 Standard Test Method for Determining the Internal and Interface Shear Resistance of Geosynthetic Clay Liner by the Direct Shear Method
    PREN 16994 : DRAFT 2016 CLAY GEOSYNTHETIC BARRIERS - CHARACTERISTICS REQUIRED FOR USE AS A FLUID BARRIER IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES (OTHER THAN TUNNELS AND ASSOCIATED STRUCTURES)
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