Designation:D6711−15´1StandardPracticeforSpecifyingRocktoFillGabions,RevetMattresses,andGabionMattresses1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6711;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ε1NOTE—EditoriallycorrectedunitsofmeasurementstatementinJune2021.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoversthesizesandqualityofrocktofillgabionsandmattresses.ThetermmattressasusedinthisstandardshallincludetheterminologyofgabionmattressesandrevetmattressesusedinSpecificationsA974andA975.1.2Thispracticedoesnotcoverthesizesandqualityofrockforothererosioncontrolusessuchasriprapordrainage.1.3Thispracticedoesnotcoverthematerialpropertiesorconstructionofgabionsormattresses.1.4Units—Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.5Thispracticeoffersasetofinstructionsforperformingoneormorespecificoperations.Thisdocumentcannotreplaceprofessionaljudgment.Notallaspectsofthispracticemaybeapplicableinallcircumstances.ThisASTMstandardisnotintendedtorepresentorreplacethestandardofcarebywhichtheadequacyofagivenprofessionalservicemustbejudged,norshouldthisdocumentbeappliedwithoutconsiderationofaproject’smanyuniqueaspects.Theword“Standard”inthetitleofthisdocumentmeansonlythatthedocumenthasbeenapprovedthroughtheASTMconsensusprocess.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.7Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofIntern...
