Designation:D6497/D6497M−02(Reapproved2021)StandardGuideforMechanicalAttachmentofGeomembranetoPenetrationsorStructures1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6497/D6497M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguidecoversproceduresthatcanbeemployedtomechanicallyattachfabricatedgeomembranestostructures,pipes,etc.1.2Thisguidedoesnotaddressallproblemsorsituationsageomembraneinstallerordesignengineermayfaceintheattachmentofgeomembranestostructures,pipes,etc.Thesolepurposeofthisstandardguideistopointouttypicalproblemswithgeomembraneattachmentsandclearlystateobjectivesofeachcomponentofthegeomembraneattachment(s).1.3Thisguidehasbeengeneratedforgeomembraneappli-cation(s);however,ageomembraneinstallerordesignengineer,orboth,mayfindportionsofthisguideapplicabletoothergeosynthetics.1.4ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemarenotnecessarilyexactequivalents;therefore,toensureconformancewiththestandard,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother,andvaluesfromthetwosystemsshallnotbecombined.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.6Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C717TerminologyofBuildingSealsandSealantsC822TerminologyRelatingtoConcretePipeandRelatedProductsD4439Terminologyfo...
