Designation:D4833/D4833M−07(Reapproved2020)StandardTestMethodforIndexPunctureResistanceofGeomembranesandRelatedProducts1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD4833/D4833M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodisusedtomeasuretheindexpunctureresistanceofgeomembranesandrelatedproducts.1.2TheuseofTestMethodD4833/D4833Mmaybeinap-propriatefortestingsomewovengeotextilesorrelatedprod-uctswhichhavelargeopenings,suchasgeonetsandgeogrids.1.3ItisrecommendedthatgeotextileandgeotextilerelatedproductsbetestedusingTestMethodD6241.1.4ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-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:2D76/D76MSpecificationforTensileTestingMachinesforTextilesD123TerminologyRelatingtoTextilesD1776/D1776MPracticeforConditioningandTestingTex-tilesD2905PracticeforStatementsonNumberofSpecimensforTextiles(Withdrawn2008)3D4354PracticeforSamplingofGeosyntheticsandRolledErosionControlProducts(RECPs...
