Standard Guide for the Selection of Test Methods for Flexible Polypropylene Geomembranes

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Hardcopy , PDF

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English

Published date

01-05-2018

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American Society for Testing and Materials

1.1This guide covers recommendations for the selection of appropriate test methods for flexible polypropylene sheet used in geomembrane applications to provide consistency in data reporting.

1.2This guide includes test methods for three types of flexible polypropylene geomembranes, including smooth nonreinforced sheet, textured nonreinforced sheet, and scrim-reinforced sheet.

1.3This guide is intended to aid all personnel involved in the selection, manufacture, installation, or evaluation of flexible polypropylene geomembrane sheet.

1.4This 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, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

1.5This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

Committee	D 35
DocumentType	Guide
Pages	3
PublisherName	American Society for Testing and Materials
Status	Current
Supersedes	ASTM D 6434 : 2012

ASTM D 4364 : 2013	Standard Practice for Performing Outdoor Accelerated Weathering Tests of Plastics Using Concentrated Sunlight
ASTM D 7003/D7003M : 2003 : R2021	Standard Test Method for Strip Tensile Properties of Reinforced Geomembranes
ASTM D 471 : 2016 : REV A	Standard Test Method for Rubber Property—Effect of Liquids
ASTM D 4439 : 2020	Standard Terminology for Geosynthetics
ASTM D 5747/D5747M : 2021	Standard Practice for Tests to Evaluate the Chemical Resistance of Geomembranes to Liquids
ASTM D 4439 : 2015	Standard Terminology for Geosynthetics
ASTM D 2136 : 2019 : EDT 1	Standard Test Method for Coated Fabrics—Low-Temperature Bend Test
ASTM D 6636 : 2001 : R2023	Standard Test Method for Determination of Ply Adhesion Strength of Reinforced Geomembranes
ASTM D 2137 : 1994 : R2000	Standard Test Methods for Rubber Property-Brittleness Point of Flexible Polymers and Coated Fabrics
ASTM D 5884/D5884M : 2004 : REV A : R2015 : EDT 1	Standard Test Method for Determining Tearing Strength of Internally Reinforced Geomembranes
ASTM D 3418 : 1982 : R1988 : EDT 1	Standard Test Method for Transition Temperatures of Polymers By Thermal Analysis
ASTM D 1238 : 2023	Standard Test Method for Melt Flow Rates of Thermoplastics by Extrusion Plastometer
ASTM D 1238 : 2023 : REV A	Standard Test Method for Melt Flow Rates of Thermoplastics by Extrusion Plastometer
ASTM D 5323 : 1992 : R2018	Standard Practice for Determination of 2 % Secant Modulus for Polyethylene Geomembranes
ASTM E 96/E96M : 2022 : REV A : EDT 1	Standard Test Methods for Gravimetric Determination of Water Vapor Transmission Rate of Materials
ASTM D 7613 : 2017	Standard Specification for Flexible Polypropylene Reinforced (fPP-R) and Nonreinforced (fPP) Geomembranes
ASTM D 1004 : 1994 : REV A	Standard Test Method for Initial Tear Resistance of Plastic Film and Sheeting
ASTM E 96/E96M : 2022 : REV A	Standard Test Methods for Gravimetric Determination of Water Vapor Transmission Rate of Materials
ASTM D 5199 : 2012 : R2019	Standard Test Method for Measuring the Nominal Thickness of Geosynthetics
ASTM D 3418 : 2021	Standard Test Method for Transition Temperatures and Enthalpies of Fusion and Crystallization of Polymers by Differential Scanning Calorimetry
ASTM D 7003/D7003M : 2003 : R2013 : EDT 1	Standard Test Method for Strip Tensile Properties of Reinforced Geomembranes
ASTM D 3389 : 2016	Standard Test Method for Coated Fabrics Abrasion Resistance (Rotary Platform Abrader)
ASTM E 96/E96M : 2021	Standard Test Methods for Gravimetric Determination of Water Vapor Transmission Rate of Materials
ASTM G 154 : 2016	Standard Practice for Operating Fluorescent Ultraviolet (UV) Lamp Apparatus for Exposure of Nonmetallic Materials
ASTM D 1004 : 2013	Standard Test Method for Tear Resistance (Graves Tear) of Plastic Film and Sheeting
ASTM D 5994/D5994M : 2010 : R2021	Standard Test Method for Measuring Core Thickness of Textured Geomembranes
ASTM D 2136 : 1994 : R1998	Standard Test Method for Coated Fabrics-Low-Temperature Bend Test
ASTM D 3389 : 2021	Standard Test Method for Coated Fabrics Abrasion Resistance (Rotary Platform Abrader)
ASTM D 5323 : 2019	Standard Practice for Determination of 2 % Secant Modulus for Polyethylene Geomembranes
ASTM E 96/E96M : 2022	Standard Test Methods for Gravimetric Determination of Water Vapor Transmission Rate of Materials
ASTM D 1149 : 2015	Standard Test Methods for Rubber Deterioration—Cracking in an Ozone Controlled Environment
ASTM D 5747/D5747M : 2020	Standard Practice for Tests to Evaluate the Chemical Resistance of Geomembranes to Liquids
ASTM D 5199 : 2001	Standard Test Method for Measuring the Nominal Thickness of Geosynthetics
ASTM E 96/E96M : 2023	Standard Test Methods for Gravimetric Determination of Water Vapor Transmission Rate of Materials
ASTM D 4439 : 2015 : REV A	Standard Terminology for Geosynthetics
ASTM G 154 : 2023	Standard Practice for Operating Fluorescent Ultraviolet (UV) Lamp Apparatus for Exposure of Materials
ASTM D 5321/D5321M : 2020	Standard Test Method for Determining the Shear Strength of Soil-Geosynthetic and Geosynthetic-Geosynthetic Interfaces by Direct Shear
ASTM D 5884/D5884M : 2023	Standard Test Method for Determining Tearing Strength of Internally Reinforced Geomembranes
ASTM E 96/E96M : 2024	Standard Test Methods for Gravimetric Determination of Water Vapor Transmission Rate of Materials
ASTM D 5397 : 1999	Standard Test Method for Evaluation of Stress Crack Resistance of Polyolefin Geomembranes Using Notched Constant Tensile Load Test
ASTM D 1204 : 2014 : R2020	Standard Test Method for Linear Dimensional Changes of Nonrigid Thermoplastic Sheeting or Film at Elevated Temperature
ASTM D 7004/D7004M : 2003 : R2021	Standard Test Method for Grab Tensile Properties of Reinforced Geomembranes
ASTM D 3418 : 2015	Standard Test Method for Transition Temperatures and Enthalpies of Fusion and Crystallization of Polymers by Differential Scanning Calorimetry
ASTM D 471 : 2016 : REV A : R2021	Standard Test Method for Rubber Property—Effect of Liquids
ASTM D 5721 : 1995	Standard Practice for Air-Oven Aging of Polyolefin Geomembranes
ASTM D 6636 : 2001 : R2018	Standard Test Method for Determination of Ply Adhesion Strength of Reinforced Geomembranes
ASTM D 4439 : 2017	Standard Terminology for Geosynthetics
ASTM G 155 : 2021	Standard Practice for Operating Xenon Arc Lamp Apparatus for Exposure of Materials
ASTM E 96/E96M : 2016	Standard Test Methods for Water Vapor Transmission of Materials
ASTM D 1603 : 1994	Standard Test Method for Carbon Black In Olefin Plastics
ASTM D 3389 : 2015	Standard Test Method for Coated Fabrics Abrasion Resistance (Rotary Platform Abrader)
ASTM D 5321/D5321M : 2021	Standard Test Method for Determining the Shear Strength of Soil-Geosynthetic and Geosynthetic-Geosynthetic Interfaces by Direct Shear
ASTM D 7004/D7004M : 2003 : R2013 : EDT 1	Standard Test Method for Grab Tensile Properties of Reinforced Geomembranes
ASTM D 6636 : 2001	Standard Test Method for Determination of Ply Adhesion Strength of Reinforced Geomembranes
ASTM D 1505 : 1968 : R1979	Standard Test Method for Density Of Plastics By The Density-Gradient Technique
ASTM D 5323 : 2019 : REV A	Standard Practice for Determination of 2 % Secant Modulus for Polyethylene Geomembranes
ASTM D 4439 : 2024	Standard Terminology for Geosynthetics
ASTM D 618 : 2013	Standard Practice for Conditioning Plastics for Testing
ASTM D 4439 : 2023 : REV A	Standard Terminology for Geosynthetics
ASTM D 7613 : 2017 : R2023	Standard Specification for Flexible Polypropylene Reinforced (fPP-R) and Nonreinforced (fPP) Geomembranes
ASTM D 5721 : 2008 : R2018	Standard Practice for Air-Oven Aging of Polyolefin Geomembranes
ASTM D 1149 : 1978 : REV A	Standard Test Method for Rubber Deterioration - Surface Ozone Cracking In A Chamber ( Flat Specimen)
ASTM D 4364 : 1994	Standard Practice for Performing Outdoor Accelerated Weathering Tests of Plastics Using Concentrated Sunlight
ASTM D 1204 : 1994 : EDT 1	Standard Test Method for Linear Dimensional Changes of Nonrigid Thermoplastic Sheeting or Film at Elevated Temperature
ASTM D 4439 : 2023 : REV B	Standard Terminology for Geosynthetics
ASTM D 3389 : 1994 : R1999	Standard Test Method for Coated Fabrics Abrasion Resistance (Rotary Platform, Double-Head Abrader)
ASTM G 155 : 2013	Standard Practice for Operating Xenon Arc Light Apparatus for Exposure of Non-Metallic Materials
ASTM D 5721 : 2022	Standard Practice for Air-Oven Aging of Polyolefin Geomembranes
ASTM F 1249 : 1990 : R1995	Standard Test Method for Water Vapor Transmission Rate Through Plastic Film and Sheeting Using a Modulated Infrared Sensor
ASTM D 7613 : 2017 : R2019	Standard Specification for Flexible Polypropylene Reinforced (fPP-R) and Nonreinforced (fPP) Geomembranes
ASTM D 5397 : 1999 : EDT 1	Standard Test Method for Evaluation of Stress Crack Resistance of Polyolefin Geomembranes Using Notched Constant Tensile Load Test
ASTM D 5994/D5994M : 2010 : R2015 : EDT 1	Standard Test Method for Measuring Core Thickness of Textured Geomembranes
ASTM D 5323 : 2019 : REV A : R2023	Standard Practice for Determination of 2 % Secant Modulus for Polyethylene Geomembranes
ASTM D 5323 : 1992 : R1999	Standard Practice for Determination of 2% Secant Modulus for Polyethylene Geomembranes
ASTM D 4439 : 2000	Standard Terminology for Geosynthetics
ASTM D 1238 : 2020	Standard Test Method for Melt Flow Rates of Thermoplastics by Extrusion Plastometer
ASTM D 5617 : 2023	Standard Test Method for Multi-Axial Elongation of Geomembranes
ASTM D 7613 : 2010	Standard Specification for Flexible Polypropylene Reinforced (fPP-R) and Nonreinforced (fPP) Geomembranes
ASTM D 5617 : 2004 : R2015	Standard Test Method for Multi-Axial Tension Test for Geosynthetics
ASTM D 4439 : 2018	Standard Terminology for Geosynthetics
ASTM D 1238 : 1985	Standard Test Method for Flow Rates of Thermoplastics by Extrusion Plastometer
ASTM D 4364 : 2013 : R2022 : EDT 1	Standard Practice for Performing Outdoor Accelerated Weathering Tests of Plastics Using Concentrated Sunlight
ASTM D 1004 : 2021	Standard Test Method for Tear Resistance (Graves Tear) of Plastic Film and Sheeting
ASTM D 618 : 2021	Standard Practice for Conditioning Plastics for Testing
ASTM D 5617 : 1999 : EDT 1	Standard Test Method for Multi-Axial Tension Test for Geosynthetics
ASTM D 4439 : 2023	Standard Terminology for Geosynthetics
ASTM D 4218 : 1996	Standard Test Method for Determination of Carbon Black Content in Polyethylene Compounds By the Muffle-Furnace Technique
ASTM D 2136 : 2019	Standard Test Method for Coated Fabrics—Low-Temperature Bend Test