Designation:D6102−15StandardGuideforInstallationofGeosyntheticClayLiners1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6102;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguidecoversdirectionsfortheinstallationofgeosyntheticclayliners(GCLs)underfieldconditionstypi-callypresentinenvironmentalliningapplications.1.2Thisguidecontainsgeneralinstallationguidelines.Itisnotintendedtoreplaceproject-specificinstallationrequire-mentsasfoundinthecontractdrawingsorspecifications.Intheeventofaconflict,therequirementoftheprojectspecifi-cationswillsupersedetherequirementsofthisguide.1.3Thisguidedoesnotpurporttoestablishspecificproce-dureforallclimatic,geographical,hydraulic,ortopographicalconditionsthatmayexistatasite.AppropriateinstallationproceduresunderatypicalfieldconditionsshouldbemodifiedasnecessarytomaintaintheintegrityoftheGCLandadjacentliningsystemcomponents.1.4DifferentGCLshavedifferentmaterialsofconstructionwithdifferentphysicalproperties.Theprocedurescontainedinthisguide,therefore,maynotbeuniversallyapplicabletoallGCLsunderallfieldconditions.1.5ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D653TerminologyRelatingtoSoil,Rock,andContainedFluidsD4439TerminologyforGeosyntheticsD5888GuideforStorageandHandlingofGeosyntheticClayLiners2.2GRIDocument:3GRI-GCL-5StandardGuideforDesignConsiderationsforGeosyntheticClayLiners(GCLs)inVariousApplications3.Terminology3.1Definitions:Fordefinitionsofothergeosynthetictermsusedinthisguide...
