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Test Method Title

Test Method for Determining the Integrity of Factory Seams Used in Joining Manufactured Flexible Sheet Geomembranes

Reference Number

ASTM D4545

Material

Geomembrane

Test Property

peel and shear; destructive test; integrity of seams

Description of Test

Test method covers both destructive and non-destructive techniques for determining integrity of factory seams of sheets of geomembranes. Peel and shear (destructive by ASTM D 816), air lance (non destructive), vacuum box (non destructive), ultrasonic pulse echo (non destructive) and mechanical point stressing (non destructive) are covered.

Preferred Test Sample Size

Number of Test Specimens

10 (5 peel, 5 shear)

Test Specimen Size

1" x 8"

Keywords

peel, shear, seam, destructive, factory

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