Designation:E1745−11StandardSpecificationforPlasticWaterVaporRetardersUsedinContactwithSoilorGranularFillunderConcreteSlabs1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE1745;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversflexible,preformedsheetmembranematerialstobeusedasvaporretardersincontactwithsoilorgranularfillunderconcreteslabs.1.1.1Thisspecificationdoesnotcoverbituminousvaporretarders.SeeSpecificationE1993forinformationonbitumi-nousvaporretarders.1.2Thespecifiedtestsareconductedonnewmaterialsandmaterialsthathavebeenconditionedorexposedtosimulatepotentialserviceconditions.1.3Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C168TerminologyRelatingtoThermalInsulationD828TestMethodforTensilePropertiesofPaperandPaperboardUsingConstant-Rate-of-ElongationApparatus(Withdrawn2009)3D882TestMethodforTensilePropertiesofThinPlasticSheetingD1709TestMethodsforImpactResistanceofPlasticFilmbytheFree-FallingDartMethodE96/E96MTestMethodsforWaterVaporTransmissionofMaterialsE154TestMethodsforWaterVaporRetardersUsedinContactwithEarthUnderConcreteSlabs,onWalls,orasGroundCoverE631TerminologyofBuildingConstructionsE1643PracticeforSelection,Design,Installation,andIn-spectionofWaterVaporRetardersUsedinContactwithEarthorGranularFillUnderConcreteSlabsE1993SpecificationforBituminousWaterVaporRetardersUsedinContactwithSoilorGranularFillUnderConcreteSlabsF1249TestMethodforWaterVaporTransmissionRateThroughPlasticFilmandSheetingUsingaModulatedInfraredSensor3.Terminology3.1Definitions—Fordefinitionsoftermsusedinthisspecification,seeTerminologiesC168andE631.3.2DefinitionsofTermsSpecif...
