1. Scope
1.1 This guide provides recommendations for the selection of appropriate test methods for flexible polypropylene sheet used in geomembrane applications to provide consistency in data reporting.
1.2 This guide includes test methods for three types of flexible polypropylene geomembranes including smooth nonreinforced sheet, textured nonreinforced sheet, and scrimreinforced sheet.
1.3 This guide is intended to aid all personnel involved in the selection, manufacture, installation, or evaluation of flexible polypropylene geomembrane sheet.
1.4 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
D412 Test Methods for Vulcanized Rubber and Thermoplastic Elastomers--Tension
D413 Test Methods for Rubber Property--Adhesion to Flexible Substrate
D471 Test Method for Rubber Property--Effect of Liquids
D573 Test Method for Rubber--Deterioration in an Air Oven
D618 Practice for Conditioning Plastics for Testing
D696 Test Method for Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion of Plastics Between -30C and 30C With a Vitreous Silica Dilatometer
D746 Test Method for Brittleness Temperature of Plastics and Elastomers by Impact
D751 Test Methods for Coated Fabrics
D790 Test Methods for Flexural Properties of Unreinforced and Reinforced Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materials
D792 Test Methods for Density and Specific Gravity (Relative Density) of Plastics by Displacement
D882 Test Method for Tensile Properties of Thin Plastic Sheeting
D1004 Test Method for Initial Tear Resistance of Plastic Film and Sheeting
D1149 Test Method for Rubber Deterioration--Surface Ozone Cracking in a Chamber
D1204 Test Method for Linear Dimensional Changes of Nonrigid Thermoplastic Sheeting or Film at Elevated Temperature
D1238 Test Method for Melt Flow Rates of Thermoplastics by Extrusion Plastometer
D1505 Test Method for Density of Plastics by the Density-Gradient Technique
D1603 Test Method for Carbon Black in Olefin Plastics
D2136 Test Method for Coated Fabrics--Low-Temperature Bend Test
D2137 Test Methods for Rubber Property--Brittleness Point of Flexible Polymers and Coated Fabrics
D3389 Test Method for Coated Fabrics Abrasion Resistance (Rotary Platform, Double-Head Abrader)
D3417 Test Method for Enthalpies of Fusion and Crystallization of Polymers by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
D4218 Test Method for Determination of Carbon Black Content in Polyethylene Compounds by the Muffle-Furnace Technique
D4364 Practice for Performing Outdoor Accelerated Weathering Tests of Plastics Using Concentrated Sunlight
D4437 Practice for Determining the Integrity of Field Seams Used in Joining Flexible Polymeric Sheet Geomembranes
D4439 Terminology for Geosynthetics
D4545 Practice for Determining the Integrity of Factory Seams Used in Joining Manufactured Flexible Sheet Geomembranes
D4833 Test Method for Index Puncture Resistance of Geotextiles, Geomembranes, and Related Products
D5199 Test Method for Measuring the Nominal Thickness of Geosynthetics
D5321 Test Method for Determining the Coefficient of Soil and Geosynthetic or Geosynthetic and Geosynthetic Friction by the Direct Shear Method
D5323 Practice for Determination of 2 % Secant Modulus for Polyethylene Geomembranes
D5397 Test Method for Evaluation of Stress Crack Resistance of Polyolefin Geomembranes Using Notched Constant Tensile Load Test
D5514 Test Method for Large Scale Hydrostatic Puncture Testing of Geosynthetics
D5617 Test Method for Multi-Axial Tension Test for Geosynthetics
D5721 Practice for Air-Oven Aging of Polyolefin Geomembranes
D5747 Practice for Tests to Evaluate the Chemical Resistance of Geomembranes to Liquids
D5884 Test Method for Determining Tearing Strength of Internally Reinforced Geomembranes
D5994 Test Method for Measuring Core Thickness of Textured Geomembrane
D6693 Test Method for Determining Tensile Properties of Nonreinforced Polyethylene and Nonreinforced Flexible Polypropylene Geomembranes
D7003 Test Method for Strip Tensile Properties of Reinforced Geomembranes
E96 Test Methods for Water Vapor Transmission of Materials
F1249 Test Method for Water Vapor Transmission Rate Through Plastic Film and Sheeting Using a Modulated Infrared Sensor
G26 Practice for Operating Light-Exposure Apparatus (Xenon-Arc Type) With and Without Water for Exposure of Nonmetallic Materials
G151 Practice for Exposing Nonmetallic Materials in Accelerated Test Devices that Use Laboratory Light Sources
G154 Practice for Operating Fluorescent Light Apparatus for UV Exposure of Nonmetallic Materials
G155 Practice for Operating Xenon Arc Light Apparatus for Exposure of Non-Metallic Materials
Federal Test Method Standards
FTMS101C–2031 Puncture Resistance
Index Terms
flexible polypropylene; geomembrane;
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 91.100.50 (Binders. Sealing materials)
DOI: 10.1520/D6434-04
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