Designation:D6364−06(Reapproved2018)StandardTestMethodforDeterminingShort-TermCompressionBehaviorofGeosynthetics1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6364;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoverstheproceduresforevaluationofthedeformationsofageosyntheticorcombinationofgeosyn-thetics(thatis,geocomposite(excludinggeotextiles,geomembranes,andgeosyntheticclayliners))undershort-termcompressiveloading.Thistestmethodisstrictlyanindextestmethodtobeusedtoverifythecompressivestrengthconsis-tencyofagivenmanufacturedgeosynthetic(s).Resultsfromthistestmethodshouldnotbeconsideredasanindicationofactualorlong-termperformanceofthegeosynthetic(s)infieldapplications.1.2Sincethesegeosyntheticsmayexperiencemultidirec-tionalcompressiveloadingsinthefield,thistestmethodwillnotshowactualfieldperformanceandshouldnotbeusedforthisspecificobjective.Theevaluatoroftheresultsshouldalsorecognizethatthedeterminationoftheshort-termsingle-planecompressivebehaviorofgeosyntheticsdoesnotreflecttheinstalledperformanceofsyntheticdrainagesystemsand,therefore,shouldnotbeusedastheonlymethodofproductspecificationorperformancewithrespecttosyntheticdrainagesystems.1.3ThevaluesinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Valuesininch-poundunitsareprovidedinparenthesesforinformation.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.5Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrg...
