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Designation:D5261-10NTERNATIONALStandard Test Method forMeasuring Mass per Unit Area of Geotextiles1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D5261;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(s)indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope3.1.3 geotextile,n-any permeable textile used with foun-1.1 This test method covers and can be used as an index todation,soil,rock,earth,or any other geotechnical-engineering-the determination of mass per unit area of all geotextiles.related material as an integral part of a man-made project,structure,or system.1.2 The values stated in SI units or other units shall be3.1.3.1 Discussion-Current textile manufacturing tech-regarded separately as standard.The values stated in parenthe-niques produce:nonwoven fabrics,knitted fabrics,and wovenses are provided for information only.fabrics.1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the3.2 For definitions of other textile terms used in this testsafery concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is themethod,refer to Terminology D123.responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-3.3 For definitions of other terms relating to geotextiles usedbility of regulatory limitations prior to use.in this test method,refer to Terminology D4439.2.Referenced Documents4.Summary of Test Method2.1 ASTM Standards:24.1 The mass per unit area of a geotextile is determined byD123 Terminology Relating to Textilesweighing test specimens of known dimensions,cut fromD1776 Practice for Conditioning and Testing Textilesvarious locations over the full width of the laboratory sample.D4354 Practice for Sampling of Geosynthetics for TestingThe calculated values are then averaged to obtain the meanD4439 Terminology for Geosyntheticsmass per unit area of the laboratory sample.2.2 ISO Standard:ISO 9864:1990 Geotextiles-Determination of mass per5.Significance and Useunit area5.1 This test method is used to determine if the geotextilematerial meets specifications for mass per unit area.This test3.Terminologymethod can be used for quality control to determine specimen3.1 Definitions:conformance.This measurement allows for a simple control of3.1.1 atmosphere for testing geotextiles,n-air maintainedthe delivered material by a comparison of the mass per unitat a relative humidity of 65+5 and temperature of 21area of the delivered material and the specified mass per unit2C(704F).area.3.1.2 geosynthetic,n-a planar product manufactured from5.2 The procedure in this test method may be used forpolymeric material used with soil,rock,earth,or otheracceptance testing of commercial shipments,but caution isgeotechnical-engineering-related material as an integral part ofadvised since information about between-laboratory precisiona man-made project,structure,or system.is incomplete.Comparative tests in accordance with 5.2.1 areadvisable.5.2.1 In case of a dispute arising from differences inThis test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D35 onGeosynthetics and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D35.01 on Mechani-reported test results when using the procedures in this testcal Properties.method for acceptance testing of commercial shipments,theCurrent edition approved March 1.2010.Published April 2010.Originallypurchaser and the manufacturer should conduct comparativeapproved in 1992.Last previous edition approved in 2009 as D5261-92(2009).tests to determine if there is a statistical bias between theirD0L:10.1520/D5261-10.2 For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org.orlaboratories.Competent statistical assistance is recommendedcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMfor the investigation of bias.As a 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