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  • BS EN ISO 12956:1999

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    Geotextiles and geotextile-related products. Determination of the characteristic opening size

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  31-05-2010

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  31-08-2006

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Symbols
    4 Principle
    5 Apparatus and materials
    6 Test specimens
    7 Procedure
    8 Calculation and expression of results
    9 Test report
    Annex A (normative) - Mesh sizes
    Annex B (informative) - Example of the determination
            of the characteristic opening size

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    Defines a method for the determination of the characteristic size of the openings of a single layer of a geotextile or geotextile-related product using the wet-sieving principle.

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    Committee B/553
    Development Note Supersedes 95/125697 DC. (08/2004) Supersedes BS 6906-2(1989). (08/2006) Supersedes 07/30136056 DC. (05/2010)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    13/30284071 DC : 0 BS 7533-102 - PAVEMENTS CONSTRUCTED WITH CLAY, NATURAL STONE OR CONCRETE PAVING UNITS - PART 102: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF PAVEMENTS USING MODULAR PAVING UNITS
    BS 7533-13:2009 Pavements constructed with clay, natural stone or concrete pavers Guide for the design of permeable pavements constructed with concrete paving blocks and flags, natural stone slabs and setts and clay pavers
    07/30159351 DC : 0 BS 7533-13 - PAVEMENTS CONSTRUCTED WITH CLAY, NATURAL STONE OR CONCRETE PAVERS - PART 13: GUIDE FOR THE STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF PERMEABLE PAVEMENTS

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    ISO 10320:1999 Geotextiles and geotextile-related products Identification on site
    ISO 565:1990 Test sieves — Metal wire cloth, perforated metal plate and electroformed sheet — Nominal sizes of openings
    ISO 2591-1:1988 Test sieving — Part 1: Methods using test sieves of woven wire cloth and perforated metal plate
    ISO 9862:2005 Geosynthetics — Sampling and preparation of test specimens
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