ASTM D6434-12(2018)

This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
Designation: D6434 − 12 (Reapproved 2018)
Standard Guide for the
Selection of Test Methods for Flexible Polypropylene
Geomembranes
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D6434; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope sion of Plastics Between −30°C and 30°C with aVitreous
Silica Dilatometer
1.1 This guide covers recommendations for the selection of
D746Test Method for Brittleness Temperature of Plastics
appropriate test methods for flexible polypropylene sheet used
and Elastomers by Impact
in geomembrane applications to provide consistency in data
D751Test Methods for Coated Fabrics
reporting.
D790Test Methods for Flexural Properties of Unreinforced
1.2 This guide includes test methods for three types of
and Reinforced Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materi-
flexible polypropylene geomembranes, including smooth non-
als
reinforced sheet, textured nonreinforced sheet, and scrim-
D792Test Methods for Density and Specific Gravity (Rela-
reinforced sheet.
tive Density) of Plastics by Displacement
1.3 This guide is intended to aid all personnel involved in
D1004Test Method for Tear Resistance (Graves Tear) of
the selection, manufacture, installation, or evaluation of flex-
Plastic Film and Sheeting
ible polypropylene geomembrane sheet.
D1149TestMethodsforRubberDeterioration—Crackingin
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
an Ozone Controlled Environment
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
D1204Test Method for Linear Dimensional Changes of
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
Nonrigid Thermoplastic Sheeting or Film at Elevated
priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-
Temperature
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
D1238Test Method for Melt Flow Rates of Thermoplastics
1.5 This international standard was developed in accor-
by Extrusion Plastometer
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
D1505Test Method for Density of Plastics by the Density-
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Gradient Technique
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
D1603Test Method for Carbon Black Content in Olefin
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
Plastics
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
D2136Test Method for Coated Fabrics—Low-Temperature
Bend Test
2. Referenced Documents
D2137TestMethodsforRubberProperty—BrittlenessPoint
2.1 ASTM Standards:
of Flexible Polymers and Coated Fabrics
D471Test Method for Rubber Property—Effect of Liquids
D3389Test Method for Coated FabricsAbrasion Resistance
D573Test Method for Rubber—Deterioration in an Air
(Rotary Platform Abrader)
Oven
D3418Test Method for Transition Temperatures and En-
D618Practice for Conditioning Plastics for Testing
thalpies of Fusion and Crystallization of Polymers by
D696TestMethodforCoefficientofLinearThermalExpan-
Differential Scanning Calorimetry
D4218Test Method for Determination of Carbon Black
ThisguideisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeD35onGeosynthetics
Content in Polyethylene Compounds By the Muffle-
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D35.10 on Geomembranes.
Furnace Technique
Current edition approved May 1, 2018. Published May 2018. Originally
D4364Practice for Performing OutdoorAccelerated Weath-
approved in 1999. Last previous edition approved in 2012 as D6434–12. DOI:
10.1520/D6434-12R18.
ering Tests of Plastics Using Concentrated Sunlight
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
D4439Terminology for Geosynthetics
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
D4833/D4833MTest Method for Index Puncture Resistance
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. of Geomembranes and Related Products
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D6434 − 12 (2018)
D5199Test Method for Measuring the Nominal Thickness Through Plastic Film and Sheeting Using a Modulated
of Geosynthetics Infrared Sensor
D5321/D5321MTest Method for Determining the Shear G151PracticeforExposingNonmetallicMaterialsinAccel-
Strength of Soil-Geosynthetic and Geosynthetic- erated Test Devices that Use Laboratory Light Sources
Geosynthetic Interfaces by Direct Shear G154Practice for Operating Fluorescent Ultraviolet (UV)
D5323Practice for Determination of 2 % Secant Modulus Lamp Apparatus for Exposure of Nonmetallic Materials
for Polyethylene Geomembranes G155Practice for Operating XenonArc LightApparatus for
D5397Test Method for Evaluation of Stress Crack Resis- Exposure of Non-Metallic Materials
tance of Polyolefin Geomembranes Using Notched Con-
3. Terminology
stant Tensile Load Test
D5514/D5514MTest Method for Large-Scale Hydrostatic
3.1 Definitions—Fordefinitionsofgeosyntheticstermsused
Puncture Testing of Geosynthetics
in this guide, refer to Ter
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