TESTING GEOGRIDS

1 -Aperture Size Aperture Size Direct Measure 2 -Percent Open Area 3 Thickness ASTM D 1777 4 - Flexural Rigidity ASTM D 1388 5 - Tensile Strength and Modulus (tensile force-elongation) . ASTM D4595 wide width tensile strength Ultimate Tensile Strength ASTM D 6637 6 - Junction Strength and Efficiency. Geosynthetic Research Institute GG-2 Junction Strength

8- creep & creep rupture 10,000 hour creep strain testing in accordance with ASTM D-5262 D5262 Test Method for Evaluating the Unconfined Tension Creep and Creep Rupture Behavior of Geosynthetics

9 - Ultimate bearing capacity 10 - Pull-out resistance Coefficient of interaction for GEOGRID pull out in accordance with Geosynthetic Research Institute Test Method GG5 *STRENGTH PULLOUT TESTS ASTM D6638 meth 11 - Direct Shear test Coefficient of Direct Shear in accordance with ASTM D 5321-92 INTERFACE SHEAR TESTS ASTM D6638 methods

12 - Damage testing Installation Damage testing in accordance with a procedure as adopted by WSDOT Test Method 925 13 - strain rate test Stepped Isothermal Method to evaluate long terms strain rate