Coir Mats ASTM Testing

Project Description

MULTIPLE TESTING
Materials Laboratory needed for the following ASTM Testing of coir mats1. ASTM D 5199Standard Test Method for Measuring the Nominal Thickness of Geosynthetics - Thickness ? inches, millimeters 2. ASTM D 5261 Standard Test Method for Measuring Mass per Unit Area of Geotextiles Mass per Unit Area - ounces/square yard, grams/square meter (gsm) 3. ASTM D 4595 Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Geotextiles by the Wide-Width Strip MethodWide width tensile - Dry MD x CD lbs/foot, kN/meter (kilo newton per meter) 4. ASTM D 4595 Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Geotextiles by the Wide-Width Strip Method Wide width tensile ? Wet MD x CD lbs/foot, kN/meter (kilo newton per meter) 5. ASTM D 4595 - Maximum Elongation ? Dry MD x CD ? percentage ? 40% and 33% in this case 6. ASTM D 4595 - Maximum Elongation ?Wet MD x CD ? percentage ? 69% and 34% in this case 7. ASTM D 1388 D1388 Standard Test Method for Stiffness of Fabrics? Flexural Rigidity (Stiffness) ? 12896 x 8132 mg -cm 8. Slope Recommended - >1:1 9. ASTM D 1117 Standard Guide for Evaluating Nonwoven Fabrics? Water Absorption ? 146% in this case 10. Water Velocity ? Flume Tests ? 12 feet/second, 3.7 meters/second in this case 11. Shear Stress ? Flume Tests ? 4.5 pfs, 215 N/square meter in this case 12. ?C? Factor ? Flume Tests ? 0.002 in this case 13. Open Area ? Measured ? 50% in this case 14. Functional Longevity ? Observed ? 4 to 6 years (this may have to be estimated by us) 15. ASTM D 4355 Standard Test Method for Deterioration of Geotextiles by Exposure to Light, Moisture, and Heat in a Xenon Arc-Type Apparatus UV Stability ? 80% minimum @500 hours Thank you