Designation:D6213−97(Reapproved2009)StandardPracticeforTeststoEvaluatetheChemicalResistanceofGeogridstoLiquids1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6213;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoverstheproceduresfortestingofgeogridsforchemicalresistancetoliquids.1.2Thispracticedescribesmethodsformeasuringchangesinphysicalandmechanicalpropertiescausedbyimmersionintestsolutionsthatmayberepresentativeofanticipatedend-useconditions.1.3Thispracticedescribesproceduresforrequiredandrecommendedtestingofgeogrids.1.4Evaluationorinterpretationoftestdataisbeyondthescopeofthispractice.1.5ThispracticeisintendedtobeusedinconjunctionwithD5322,orD5496,orboth.Thescopeofthispracticeislimitedtotestingandreportingproceduresforunexposedandexposedgeogridcoupons.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Specificprecau-tionarystatementsaregiveninSection7.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D16TerminologyforPaint,RelatedCoatings,Materials,andApplicationsD76SpecificationforTensileTestingMachinesforTextilesD123TerminologyRelatingtoTextilesD883TerminologyRelatingtoPlasticsD1238TestMethodforMeltFlowRatesofThermoplasticsbyExtrusionPlastometerD1695TerminologyofCelluloseandCelluloseDerivativesD4439TerminologyforGeosyntheticsD4595TestMethodforTensilePropertiesofGeotextilesbytheWide-WidthStripMethodD4603TestMethodforDeterminingInherentViscosityofPoly(EthyleneTerephthalate)(PET)byGlassCapillaryViscometerD5322PracticeforLaboratoryImmersionProceduresforEvaluatingtheChemicalResistanceofGeosyntheticstoLiquidsD5496PracticeforInFieldImmersionTestingofGeosyn-thet...
