Designation:D5617−04(Reapproved2015)StandardTestMethodforMulti-AxialTensionTestforGeosynthetics1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5617;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthemeasurementoftheout-of-planeresponseofgeosyntheticstoaforcethatisappliedperpendiculartotheinitialplaneofthesample.1.2Whenthegeosyntheticdeformstoaprescribedgeomet-ricshape(arcofasphereorellipsoid)formulationsareprovidedtoconvertthetestdatatobiaxialtensilestress-strainvalues.Theseformulationscannotbeusedforothergeometricshapes.Withothergeometricshapes,comparativedataondeformationversuspressureisobtained.1.3Thistestmethodismorecommonlyusedtotestgeomembranes.Permeablematerialsmayalsobetestedinconjunctionwithanimpermeablematerial.1.4Thistestmethodrequiresalargediameterpressurevessel(600mm).InformationobtainedfromthistestmethodmaybemoreappropriatefordesignpurposesthanmanysmallscaleindextestssuchasTestMethodD6693orTestMethodD7003/D7003M.1.5ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D4439TerminologyforGeosyntheticsD6693TestMethodforDeterminingTensilePropertiesofNonreinforcedPolyethyleneandNonreinforcedFlexiblePolypropyleneGeomembranesD7003/D7003MTestMethodforStripTensilePropertiesofReinforcedGeomembranes3.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1geosynthetic,n—planarproductmanufacturedfrompolymericmaterialusedwithsoil,rock,earth,orothergeo-technicalengineeringrelatedmaterialasanintegralpartofaman-madeproject,structure...
