Designation:D6525/D6525M−18StandardTestMethodforMeasuringNominalThicknessofRolledErosionControlProducts1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6525/D6525M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthemeasurementofthenominalthicknessofrollederosioncontrolproducts.1.2Thistestmethoddoesnotprovidethicknessvaluesforrollederosioncontrolproductsundervariablecompressivestresses.Thistestmethoddeterminesnominalthickness,notnecessarilyminimumthickness.1.3ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.5Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D4354PracticeforSamplingofGeosyntheticsandRolledErosionControlProducts(RECPs)forTestingE177PracticeforUseoftheTermsPrecisionandBiasinASTMTestMethodsE691PracticeforConductinganInterlaboratoryStudytoDeterminethePrecisionofaTestMethod3.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1pressure,n—theforceorloadperunitarea.3.1.2thickness—(1)thedistancebetweenoneplanarsurfaceanditsoppositeparallelandplanarsurface;(2)inrollederosioncontrolproducts,thedistancebetweentheupp...