Designation:D6461−99(Reapproved2007)´2StandardSpecificationforSiltFenceMaterials1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6461;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.´1NOTE—EditorialchangesweremadethroughoutinNovember2007.´2NOTE—ReferencetoTerminologyD653addedinMarch2008.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversrequirementsandtestmethodsforgeotextilefabricsandassociatedcomponentsusedintemporarysiltfenceapplications.ThisisamaterialpurchasingspecificationbasedonAASHTOM288.1.2Thisspecificationisapplicabletotheuseofageotextileasaverticalpermeableinterceptordesignedtoremovesus-pendedsoilfromoverland,nonconcentratedwaterflow.Thefunctionofatemporarysiltfenceistotrapandallowsettlementofsoilparticlesfromsedimentladenwater.Thepurposeistogreatlylimitthetransportoferodedsoilfromtheaconstructionsitebywaterrunoff.1.3Thetestsusedtocharacterizethesiltfenceareintendedtoensuregoodworkmanshipandqualityandarenotnecessar-ilyadequatefordesignpurposesinviewofthewidevarietyofpossiblesedimentsandperformanceobjectives.1.4ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesininch-poundunitsareprovidedforinformationonly.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D123TerminologyRelatingtoTextilesD276TestMethodsforIdentificationofFibersinTextilesD653TerminologyRelatingtoSoil,Rock,andContainedFluidsD4354PracticeforSamplingofGeosyntheticsforTestingD4355TestMethodforDeteriorationofGeotextilesbyExposuretoLight,MoistureandHeatinaXenonArcTypeApparatusD4439TerminologyforGeosyntheticsD4491TestMethodsforWaterPermeabilityofGeotextilesbyPermittivityD4632TestMethodforGrabBreakingLoadandElongationofGeotextilesD4751TestMethodforDeterminingApparentOpeningSizeofaGeotextileD4759PracticeforDeterminingtheSpecificationConfor-manceofGeosyntheticsD4873GuideforIdentification,Storage,andHandlin...
