I.S. EN 13738:2004
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GEOTEXTILES AND GEOTEXTILE-RELATED PRODUCTS - DETERMINATION OF PULLOUT RESISTANCE IN SOIL
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English
01-01-2004
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Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
3.1 pullout force
3.2 pullout resistance
3.3 peak pullout resistance
3.4 wire gauge
3.5 normal stress (sigma[n])
4 Principle
5 Test Specimens
5.1 Sampling
5.2 Number and dimensions of test specimens
5.3 Conditioning
6 Apparatus
6.1 Pullout box
6.2 Normal stress loading device
6.3 Pullout force loading device
6.4 Displacement indicators
6.5 Specimen clamping devices
6.6 Soil preparation equipment
6.7 Miscellaneous equipment
6.8 Calibration of the apparatus
7 Procedure
7.1 Placing and compaction of the soil
7.2 Placement of specimen
7.3 Placing and compaction of the upper layer
7.4 Application of the normal compressive stress
7.5 Testing
8 Calculations
9 Report
Annex A (informative) Pullout tests using a constant
stress loading method
Bibliography
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