DD ISO/TS 13434:2008
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Geosynthetics. Guidelines for the assessment of durability
Hardcopy , PDF
02-11-2020
English
30-06-2009
Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms, definitions, symbols and abbreviated terms
3.1 Terms and definitions
3.2 Symbols
3.3 Abbreviated items
4 Generalized procedure
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Available and required properties
4.2.1 Condition of acceptability
4.2.2 Development of the required and available
properties with time
4.3 Design life
4.4 Margin of safety
4.5 End of life (function)
4.6 Durability study
5 Constituents of geosynthetics
5.1 Types of geosynthetic
5.1.1 Polymeric durability considerations
5.1.2 Geotextiles
5.1.3 Geosynthetic barriers or polymeric and bituminous
geosynthetic barriers
5.1.4 GSB-C
5.1.5 Geogrids
5.1.6 Geonets
5.1.7 Geocells
5.1.8 Geomats
5.1.9 Geocomposites
5.1.10 Geofoam
5.2 Individual polymer types
5.2.1 General
5.2.2 Polypropylene (PP)
5.2.3 Flexible polypropylene (fPP)
5.2.4 Polyethylene (PE)
5.2.5 Polyesters (i.e. PET, PEN)
5.2.6 Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
5.2.7 Polyamides (PA)
5.2.8 Ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM)
5.2.9 Ethylene interpolymer alloy (EIA)
5.2.10 Chlorinated polyethylene (CPE)
5.2.11 Chlorosulfonated polyethylene (CSPE)
5.2.12 Bitumen (MB)
5.2.13 Aramid
5.2.14 Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)
5.2.15 Polystyrene (PS)
5.3 Manufacturing process
5.3.1 General
5.3.2 Geotextiles
5.3.3 Geosynthetic barriers
5.3.4 Geogrids
5.3.5 Geonets
5.3.6 Geocomposites
5.3.7 Geocells
5.3.8 GBR-C
5.4 Recycled and reworked materials
5.5 Additives, stabilizers, fillers and reinforcement scrims
5.5.1 General
5.5.2 Antioxidants
5.5.3 Acid scavengers
5.5.4 Metal ion deactivators
5.5.5 UV stabilizers
5.5.6 Plasticizers
5.5.7 Lubricants
5.5.8 Mineral fillers
5.5.9 Scrims
6 Environmental factors that may lead to degradation
6.1 The environment above ground
6.2 The environment below ground
6.3 Chemical and biological effects on a geosynthetic
6.3.1 General
6.3.2 Hydrolysis of PET and PA
6.3.3 Oxidation of PE and PP
6.3.4 Biochemical attack
6.3.5 Chemical effects on other geosynthetic barriers
6.4 Effects of load and mechanical damage
6.4.1 Tensile load: creep and creep-rupture
6.4.2 Synergy of tensile load with environmental effects
(environmental stress cracking)
6.4.3 Effect of mechanical load on weathering and
oxidation
6.4.4 Loading during installation: mechanical damage
6.4.5 Normal pressure: compressive creep and penetration
6.4.6 Abrasion and dynamic loading
7 Evidence of the durability of geosynthetics
7.1 Historical development
7.2 Empirical evidence of durability from geosynthetics
extracted from the soil
7.2.1 Geotextiles
7.2.2 Geosynthetic barriers
7.2.3 Geogrids
7.3 Summary
8 Procedure for assessment of durability
8.1 Introduction
8.1.1 Need for testing
8.1.2 Scope of durability assessment
8.2 Procedure
8.2.1 Material
8.2.2 Function and application
8.2.3 Environment
8.2.4 Mechanism of degradation
8.2.5 Design life
8.2.6 The "end-of-life" criterion
8.3 Degradation during storage and installation
8.3.1 Weathering
8.3.2 Mechanical damage
8.4 Short- and medium-term applications of up to 25 years
8.5 Assessment of long-term durability
8.5.1 General
8.5.2 Index test for long-term durability of polyester
geosynthetics
8.5.3 Evidence from service
8.5.4 Accelerated testing
8.6 Prediction of durability
8.6.1 Statement of the durability
8.6.2 Level of confidence
8.7 Planning for future inspection
Bibliography
Gives guidelines for the assessment of the durability of geosynthetics, the object of which is to provide the design engineer with the necessary information, generally defined as changes in material properties or as partial safety factors, to ensure that the expected design life of a geosynthetic can be achieved with confidence.
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B/553
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Supersedes 99/100668 DC. (06/2009) Supersedes BS PD CR ISO 13434. (03/2010)
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Standard
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54
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British Standards Institution
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Standards | Relationship |
ISO/TS 13434:2008 | Identical |
BS 8006-1(2010) : 2010 | CODE OF PRACTICE FOR STRENGTHENED/REINFORCED SOILS AND OTHER FILLS |
ASTM D 2857 : 2016 | Standard Practice for Dilute Solution Viscosity of Polymers |
EN 14576:2005 | Geosynthetics - Test method for determining the resistance of polymeric geosynthetic barriers to environmental stress cracking |
EN 1897 : 2001 | GEOTEXTILES AND GEOTEXTILE-RELATED PRODUCTS - DETERMINATION OF THE COMPRESSIVE CREEP PROPERTIES |
EN 14575:2005 | Geosynthetic barriers - Screening test method for determining the resistance to oxidation |
EN 12226:2012 | Geosynthetics - General tests for evaluation following durability testing |
ASTM D 6213 : 2017 : REDLINE | Standard Practice for Tests to Evaluate the Chemical Resistance of Geogrids to Liquids |
ISO 13438:2004 | Geotextiles and geotextile-related products Screening test method for determining the resistance to oxidation |
EN 1427:2015 | Bitumen and bituminous binders - Determination of the softening point - Ring and Ball method |
ASTM D 439 : 1989 | Specification for Automotive Gasoline (Withdrawn 1990) |
ISO 6964:1986 | Polyolefin pipes and fittings Determination of carbon black content by calcination and pyrolysis Test method and basic specification |
ASTM D 5322 : 2017 : REDLINE | Standard Practice for Laboratory Immersion Procedures for Evaluating the Chemical Resistance of Geosynthetics to Liquids |
EN 12224:2000 | Geotextiles and geotextile-related products - Determination of the resistance to weathering |
ISO 13427:2014 | Geosynthetics Abrasion damage simulation (sliding block test) |
ASTM D 1203 : 2016 : REDLINE | Standard Test Methods for Volatile Loss From Plastics Using Activated Carbon Methods |
ASTM D 1239 : 2014 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Resistance of Plastic Films to Extraction by Chemicals |
ISO 18553:2002 | Method for the assessment of the degree of pigment or carbon black dispersion in polyolefin pipes, fittings and compounds |
ASTM G 160 : 2013-02 | PRACTICE FOR EVALUATING MICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY OF NONMETALLIC MATERIALS BY LABORATORY SOIL BURIAL |
EN 14414:2004 | Geosynthetics - Screening test method for determining chemical resistance for landfill applications |
ASTM G 154 : 2016 : REDLINE | Standard Practice for Operating Fluorescent Ultraviolet (UV) Lamp Apparatus for Exposure of Nonmetallic Materials |
ISO 175:2010 | Plastics Methods of test for the determination of the effects of immersion in liquid chemicals |
EN 12225:2000 | Geotextiles and geotextile-related products - Method for determining the microbiological resistance by a soil burial test |
ASTM D 5496 : 2015 : REDLINE | Standard Practice for In Field Immersion Testing of Geosynthetics |
ASTM G 155 : 2013 : REDLINE | Standard Practice for Operating Xenon Arc Light Apparatus for Exposure of Non-Metallic Materials |
ISO 62:2008 | Plastics Determination of water absorption |
ISO 11357-6:2008 | Plastics Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) Part 6: Determination of oxidation induction time (isothermal OIT) and oxidation induction temperature (dynamic OIT) |
ISO 13437:1998 | Geotextiles and geotextile-related products Method for installing and extracting samples in soil, and testing specimens in laboratory |
ISO 4892-2:2013 | Plastics — Methods of exposure to laboratory light sources — Part 2: Xenon-arc lamps |
ISO 10318:2005 | Geosynthetics Terms and definitions |
ISO/TR 20432:2007 | Guidelines for the determination of the long-term strength of geosynthetics for soil reinforcement |
ISO 13431:1999 | Geotextiles and geotextile-related products — Determination of tensile creep and creep rupture behaviour |
ASTM D 471 : 2016-02 | TEST METHOD FOR RUBBER PROPERTY - EFFECT OF LIQUIDS |
EN 12447:2001 | Geotextiles and geotextile-related products - Screening test method for determining the resistance to hydrolysis in water |
ISO 1133:2005 | Plastics Determination of the melt mass-flow rate (MFR) and the melt volume-flow rate (MVR) of thermoplastics |
ASTM D 6389 : 2017 : REDLINE | Standard Practice for Tests to Evaluate the Chemical Resistance of Geotextiles to Liquids |
ASTM D 6992 : 2016 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Accelerated Tensile Creep and Creep-Rupture of Geosynthetic Materials Based on Time-Temperature Superposition Using the Stepped Isothermal Method |
CEN/TS 14416:2014 | Geosynthetic barriers - Test method for determining the resistance to roots |
EN 14415:2004 | Geosynthetic barriers - Test method for determining the resistance to leaching |
ISO 10722:2007 | Geosynthetics Index test procedure for the evaluation of mechanical damage under repeated loading Damage caused by granular material |
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