ISO 10318-1:2015 pdf download – Geosynthetics —Part 1: Terms and definitions.
This part of ISO 10318 is to define terms related to functions, products, properties, and other terms used in EN and ISO geosynthetics International Standards, Definitions of terms not included in this part of ISO 10318 can be found in the International Standards describing appropriate test methods.
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2 Terms and deilnitlons
2.1 Terms related to functions
2.1.1
drainage
collecting and transporting of precipitation, ground water, and/or other fluids In the plane of a geosynthetic material
2.1.2
filtration
restraining of uncontrolled passage n1oil or other particles subjected to hydrodynamic forces, while allowing the passage of fluids into or across a geosynthetlc material
2.1.3
protection
preventing or limiting of local damage to a given element or material by the use of a geosynthetic material
2.1.4
reinforcement
use of the stress-strain behaviour of a geosynthetic material to Improve the mechanical properties of soil or other construction materials
2.1.5
separation
prevention from intermixing of adjacent dissimilar soils and/or fill materials by the use of a geosynthetic material
2.1.6
surface erosion control
use of a geosynthetic materials to prevent or limit soil or other particle movements at the surface of, for example, a slope
2.1.7
barrier
use of a geosynthetic to prevent or limit the migration offlulds
2.1.8
stress relief
use of a geosynthetic to retard the development of cracks by absorbing the stresses that arise from the damaged pavement
2.2 Terms related to products
2.2.1
geosynthetic
GSY
generic term describing a product, at least one of whose components is made from a synthetic or natural polymer. in the form of a sheet, a strip, or a three-dimensional structure, used in contact with soil and/or other materials in geotechnical and civil engineering applications
2.2.1.1
geotextile
GTX
planar, permeable, polymeric (synthetic or natural) textile material, which may be nonwoven, knitted, or woven, used in contact with soil and/or other materials in geotechnical and civil engineering applications
2.2.1.1.1
nonwoven geotextile
GTX-NW
geotextile made oldirectionally or randomlyorientated fibres, filaments, or otherelements, mechanically and/or thermally and/or chemically bonded
2.2.1.1.2
knitted geotextile
GTX-K
geotextile produced by interlooping one or more yarns, filaments, or other elements
2.2.1.1.3
woven geotextile
GTX-W
gcutextile produced by Interlacing, usually at right angles, two or more sets of yarns, filaments, tapes. or other elements
2.2.1.2
geotextile-related product
GTP
planar, permeable, polymeric (synthetic or natural) material used in contact with soil and or other materials in geotechnical and civil engineering applications, which does not comply with the definition of a geotextile
Note Ito entry: See geotextile (ZLLI).
2.2.1.2.1
geogrid
GGR
planar, polymeric structure consisting of a regular open network of integrally connected, tensile elements, which may he linked by extrusion, bonding, or interlooping or interlacing, whose openings are larger than the constituents
2.2.1.2.2
geonet
GNT
gensynthetic consisting of parallel sets of ribs overlying and integrally connected with similar sets at various angles
2.2.1.2.3
geomat
GMA
three-dimensional, permeable structure, made of polymeric monolilaments, and/or other elements (synthetic or natural), mechanically and/or thermally and/or chemically and/or otherwise bonded
2.2.1.2.4
geocell
GtE
three-dimensional, permeable, polymeric (synthetic or natural) honeycomb, or similar cellular structure, made of linked strips of geosynthetics
2.2.1.2.5
geostrip
GS1’
polymeric material in the form of a strip of width not more than 200 mm, used in contact with soil and/or other materials in geo-technical and civil engineering applications
2.2.1.2.6
geospacer
GSP
three-dimensional polymeric structure with an interconnected air space in between, used in contact with soil and/or other materials in geotechnical and civil engineering applications
2.2.1.3
geosynthetic barrier
GBR
low-permeability geosynthtic material, used in geotechnical and civil engineering applications with the purpose of reducing or preventing the flow of fluid through the construction
2.2.1.3.1
polymeric geosynthetic barrier
GBR-P
geomembrane
factory-a’.semhled structure of geosynthetic materials in the form of a sheet in which the harrier function Is essentially fulfilled by polymers
2.2.1.3.2
clay geosynthetlc barrier
GBR-C
geosynthetlc clay liner
factory-assembled structure of geosynthetic materials in the form of a sheet in which the barrier function is essentially fulfilled by clay
2.2.1.3.3
bituminous geosynthetic barrier
GBR-R
bituminous geomembrane
factory-assembled structure of geosynthetic materials in the form of a sheet in which the barrier function Is essentially fulfilled by bitumen
2.2.1.4
geocomposite
GCO
manufactured, assembled material using at least one geo-synthetic product among the components.