Designation:D6711−15StandardPracticeforSpecifyingRocktoFillGabions,RevetMattresses,andGabionMattresses1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6711;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoversthesizesandqualityofrocktofillgabionsandmattresses.ThetermmattressasusedinthisstandardshallincludetheterminologyofgabionmattressesandrevetmattressesusedinSpecificationsA974andA975.1.2Thispracticedoesnotcoverthesizesandqualityofrockforothererosioncontrolusessuchasriprapordrainage.1.3Thispracticedoesnotcoverthematerialpropertiesorconstructionofgabionsormattresses.1.4ThevaluesinthispracticeareinEnglishunitsandaretoberegardedasthestandard.SIunitsaregiven.1.5Thispracticeoffersasetofinstructionsforperformingoneormorespecificoperations.Thisdocumentcannotreplaceprofessionaljudgment.Notallaspectsofthispracticemaybeapplicableinallcircumstances.ThisASTMstandardisnotintendedtorepresentorreplacethestandardofcarebywhichtheadequacyofagivenprofessionalservicemustbejudged,norshouldthisdocumentbeappliedwithoutconsiderationofaproject’smanyuniqueaspects.Theword“Standard”inthetitleofthisdocumentmeansonlythatthedocumenthasbeenapprovedthroughtheASTMconsensusprocess.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2A974SpecificationforWeldedWireFabricGabionsandGabionMattresses(Metallic-CoatedorPolyvinylChlo-ride(PVC)Coated)A975SpecificationforDouble–TwistedHexagonalMeshGabionsandRevetMattresses(Metallic-CoatedSteelWireorMetallic-CoatedSteelWireWithPoly(VinylChloride)(PVC)Coating)D4992PracticeforEvaluationofRocktobeUsedforEros...
