Designation:D6455−11(Reapproved2018)StandardGuidefortheSelectionofTestMethodsforPrefabricatedBituminousGeomembranes(PBGMs)1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6455;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguideprovidesrecommendationsfortheselectionofappropriatetestmethodsforprefabricatedbituminoussheetusedingeomembraneapplicationstoprovideconsistencyindatareporting.1.2Thisguideincludestestmethodsforalltypesofprefabricatedbituminousgeomembranes(PBGMs).1.3Thisguideisintendedtoaidallpersonnelinvolvedintheselection,manufacture,orevaluationofprefabricatedbituminousgeomembranes.Field-relatedevaluationofPBGMs,includingbutnotlimitedtoseamtesting,isbeyondthescopeofthisguide.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.5Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D36/D36MTestMethodforSofteningPointofBitumen(Ring-and-BallApparatus)D471TestMethodforRubberProperty—EffectofLiquidsD573TestMethodforRubber—DeteriorationinanAirOvenD696TestMethodforCoefficientofLinearThermalExpan-sionofPlasticsBetween–30°Cand30°CwithaVitreousSilicaDilatometerD746TestMethodforBrittlenessTemperatureofPlasticsandElastomersbyImpactD751TestMethodsforCoatedFabricsD792TestMethodsforDensityandSpecificGravity(Rela-tiveDensity)ofPlasticsbyDisplacementD1079TerminologyRelatingtoRoofingand...
