ASTM D6462-03

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Designation:D6462–03
Standard Practice for
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Silt Fence Installation
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 6462; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope* 2. Referenced Documents
1.1 This practice covers common installation requirements 2.1 ASTM Standards:
for temporary silt fence applications. This practice is based on D 653 Terminology Relating to Soil, Rock, and Contained
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AASHTO M288. Fluids
1.2 This practice is applicable to the use of silt fence as a D 3740 Practice for Minimum Requirements for Agencies
vertical permeable interceptor designed to remove suspended Engaged in the Testing and/or Inspection of Soil and Rock
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soil from overland, nonconcentrated water flow. The function as Used in Engineering Design and Construction
of a temporary silt fence is to trap and allow settlement of soil D 4632 Test Method for Grab Breaking Load and Elonga-
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particles from sediment laden water. The purpose is to greatly tion of Geotextiles
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limit the transport of eroded soil from the construction site by D 6461 Specification For Silt Fence Materials
water runoff. 2.2 AASHTO Standard:
1.3 The practices presented herein are intended to ensure M288-96 Standard Specification for Geotextile Specifica-
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good workmanship and quality and are not necessarily ad- tion for Highway Applications
equate for all purposes in view of the wide variety of possible
3. Terminology
sediments and performance objectives.
1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the 3.1 For definitions of terms used in this practice, see
Terminology D 653.
standard. The values in inch-pound units are provided for
information only.
4. Significance and Use
1.5 This practice offers an organized collection of informa-
4.1 Proper installation is critical to effective performance of
tion or a series of options and does not recommend a specific
silt fence. This practice presents procedures for installing silt
course of action. This document cannot replace education or
fence that have been shown to result in silt fence installations
experience and should be used in conjunction with professional
that effectively redirect and impound surface runoff and,
judgment. Not all aspects of this guide may be applicable in all
thereby, provide effective sediment control.
circumstances. This ASTM standard is not intended to repre-
sent or replace the standard of care by which the adequacy of
5. Controlling Material Specifications
a given professional service must be judged, nor should this
5.1 Allmaterialsusedfortemporarysiltfenceshallconform
document be applied without consideration of a project’s many
with the specification requirements of ASTM Specification
unique aspects. The word “Standard” in the title of this
D 6461 unless otherwise specified in the controlling project
document means only that the document has been approved
specifications.
through the ASTM consensus process.
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the
6. Certification
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
6.1 The contractor shall provide to the engineer all certifi-
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
cations required by the controlling material specification.
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D18 on Soil and
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Rock and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D18.25 on Erosion and Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.08.
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Sediment Control Technology. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.13.
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Current edition approved July 10, 2003. Published September 2003. Originally Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.09.
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approved in 1999. Last previous edition approved in 1999 as D 6462–99. Available from AASHTO.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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D6462–03
7. Sampling, Testing, and Acceptance 8.2.1 Trench Construction—The bottom of the silt fence
geotextile shall be buried in a “J” configuration to a minimum
7.1 Silt fence materials shall be subject to sampling and
depth of 150 mm (6 in.) in a trench so that no flow can pass
testing in accordance with and to verify conformance with the
under the silt fence. Backfill the trench and compact the soil
controlling material specification.
over the geotextile so that the compacted soil completely fills
8. Silt Fence Instal
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