Designation:D6214/D6214M−98(Reapproved2022)StandardTestMethodforDeterminingtheIntegrityofFieldSeamsUsedinJoiningGeomembranesbyChemicalFusionMethods1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6214/D6214M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversanaccelerated,destructivetestmethodforgeomembranesinageotechnicalapplication.1.2Thistestisapplicabletofield-fabricatedgeomembranesthatarescrimreinforcedornonreinforced.1.3Thistestmethodisapplicableforfieldseamingpro-cessesthatuseachemicalfusionagentorbodiedchemicalfusionagentastheseamingmechanism.1.4Subsequentdecisionsastoseamacceptancecriteriaaremadeaccordingtothesite-specificcontractplans,specification,andCQC/CQAdocuments.1.5ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemarenotnecessarilyexactequivalents;therefore,toensureconformancewiththestandard,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother,andvaluesfromthetwosystemsshallnotbecombined.1.6HazardousMaterials—AlwaysconsulttheproperMa-terialSafetyDataSheetsforanyhazardousmaterialsusedforproperventilationandprotection.Theuseoftheoveninthistestmethodmayacceleratefumeproductionfromthetestspecimen.1.7Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.8Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D41...
