Designation:D7367/D7367M−22StandardTestMethodforDeterminingWaterHoldingCapacityofFiberMulchesforHydraulicPlanting1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD7367/D7367M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thisquantitativetestmethoddeterminesthewaterholdingcapacityoffibermulches,includingwood,paper,andagriculturallyderivedandblendedfibermulchesthatareusedforhydraulicseedingandplanting.Resultsfromthistestingcanbeusedasaqualityassuranceand/orqualitycontroldataformanufacturingprocesses.1.2Therearenoknownlimitationstothistestmethod.1.3Units—Thevaluesstatedineitherinch-poundunitsorSIunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combin-ingvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnonconformancewiththestandard.Reportingoftestresultsinunitsotherthaninch-poundshallnotberegardedasnonconformancewiththisstandard.TheamountoftestwaterispresentedinmLandnootherunitofmeasurementisgiven.1.3.1Thegravitationalsystemofinch-poundunitsisusedwhendealingwithinch-poundunits.Inthesystem,thepound(lbf)representsaunitofforce(weight),whiletheunitsformassisslugs.Theslugunitisnotgiven,unlessdynamic(F=ma)calculationsareinvolved.Thisstandardincludesthegravitationalsystemofinch-poundunitsanddoesnotuse/presenttheslugunitofmass.1.3.2Theslugunitofmassistypicallynotusedincom-mercialpractice;thatis,density,balances,andsoon.Therefore,thestandardunitformassinthisstandardiseitherkilogram(kg)orgram(g),orboth.1.4AllobservedandcalculatedvaluesshallconformtotheguidelinesforsignificantdigitsandroundingestablishedinPracticeD6026.1.4.1Theproceduresusedtospecifyhowdataarecollected/recordedorcalculatedinthestandardareregardedastheindustrystandard.Inaddition,theyarerepresentativeofthesignifica...
