1. Scope

1.1 This practice covers the manufacturing quality control of geosynthetic clay liners (GCLs), describing types of tests, the proper test methods, and the minimum testing frequencies.

1.2 This practice is intended to aid manufacturers, suppliers, purchasers and users of GCLs in establishing a minimum level of effort for manufacturing quality control.

1.3 This practice does not address manufacturing quality assurance, product acceptance testing, or conformance testing. These are independent activities taken by organizations other than the GCL manufacturer.

1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The inch-pound units given in parentheses are for information only.

1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.

ASTM Standards

D882 Test Method for Tensile Properties of Thin Plastic Sheeting

D4439 Terminology for Geosynthetics

D4632 Test Method for Grab Breaking Load and Elongation of Geotextiles

D5199 Test Method for Measuring the Nominal Thickness of Geosynthetics

D5261 Test Method for Measuring Mass per Unit Area of Geotextiles

D5887 Test Method for Measurement of Index Flux Through Saturated Geosynthetic Clay Liner Specimens Using a Flexible Wall Permeameter

D5890 Test Method for Swell Index of Clay Mineral Component of Geosynthetic Clay Liners

D5891 Test Method for Fluid Loss of Clay Component of Geosynthetic Clay Liners

D5993 Test Method for Measuring Mass Per Unit of Geosynthetic Clay Liners

D6496 Test Method for Determining Average Bonding Peel Strength Between Top and Bottom Layers of Needle-Punched Geosynthetic Clay Liners

D6693 Test Method for Determining Tensile Properties of Nonreinforced Polyethylene and Nonreinforced Flexible Polypropylene Geomembranes

D6768 Test Method for Tensile Strength of Geosynthetic Clay Liners

Keywords

Geosynthetic clay liner (GCL); Geosynthetics; Quality control (QC)--soil/related materials; 91.100.15 (Mineral materials and products)

ICS Code

ICS Number Code 65.020.40 (Landscaping and silviculture); 91.100.15 (Mineral materials and products)

DOI: 10.1520/D5889-97R08

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