ASTM_D_6434_-_12_2018.pdf

Designation:D643412(Reapproved 2018)Standard Guide for theSelection of Test Methods for Flexible PolypropyleneGeomembranes1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D6434;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This guide covers recommendations for the selection ofappropriate test methods for flexible polypropylene sheet usedin geomembrane applications to provide consistency in datareporting.1.2 This guide includes test methods for three types offlexible polypropylene geomembranes,including smooth non-reinforced sheet,textured nonreinforced sheet,and scrim-reinforced sheet.1.3 This guide is intended to aid all personnel involved inthe selection,manufacture,installation,or evaluation of flex-ible polypropylene geomembrane sheet.1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety,health,and environmental practices and deter-mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.1.5 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D471 Test Method for Rubber PropertyEffect of LiquidsD573 Test Method for RubberDeterioration in an AirOvenD618 Practice for Conditioning Plastics for TestingD696 Test Method for Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expan-sion of Plastics Between 30C and 30C with a VitreousSilica DilatometerD746 Test Method for Brittleness Temperature of Plasticsand Elastomers by ImpactD751 Test Methods for Coated FabricsD790 Test Methods for Flexural Properties of Unreinforcedand Reinforced Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materi-alsD792 Test Methods for Density and Specific Gravity(Rela-tive Density)of Plastics by DisplacementD1004 Test Method for Tear Resistance(Graves Tear)ofPlastic Film and SheetingD1149 Test Methods for Rubber DeteriorationCracking inan Ozone Controlled EnvironmentD1204 Test Method for Linear Dimensional Changes ofNonrigid Thermoplastic Sheeting or Film at ElevatedTemperatureD1238 Test Method for Melt Flow Rates of Thermoplasticsby Extrusion PlastometerD1505 Test Method for Density of Plastics by the Density-Gradient TechniqueD1603 Test Method for Carbon Black Content in OlefinPlasticsD2136 Test Method for Coated FabricsLow-TemperatureBend TestD2137 Test Methods for Rubber PropertyBrittleness Pointof Flexible Polymers and Coated FabricsD3389 Test Method for Coated Fabrics Abrasion Resistance(Rotary Platform Abrader)D3418 Test Method for Transition Temperatures and En-thalpies of Fusion and Crystallization of Polymers byDifferential Scanning CalorimetryD4218 Test Method for Determination of Carbon BlackContent in Polyethylene Compounds By the Muffle-Furnace TechniqueD4364 Practice for Performing Outdoor Accelerated Weath-ering Tests of Plastics Using Concentrated SunlightD4439 Terminology for GeosyntheticsD4833/D4833M Test Method for Index Puncture Resistanceof Geomembranes and Related Products1This guide is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee D35 on Geosyntheticsand is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D35.10 on Geomembranes.Current edition approved May 1,2018.Published May 2018.Originallyapproved in 1999.Last previous edition approved in 2012 as D6434 12.DOI:10.1520/D6434-12R18.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.1 D5199 Test Method for Measuring the Nominal Thicknessof GeosyntheticsD5321/D5321M Test Method for Determining the ShearStrengthofSoil-GeosyntheticandGeosynthetic-Geosynthetic Interfaces by Direct ShearD5323 Practice for Determination of 2%Secant Modulusfor Polyethylene GeomembranesD5397 Test Method for Evaluation of Stress Crack Resis-tance of Polyolefin Geomembranes Using Notched Con-stant Tensile Load TestD5514/D5514M Test Method for Large-Scale HydrostaticPuncture Testing of GeosyntheticsD5617 Test Method for Multi-Axial Tension Test f