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ASTM Test Methods For Geotextiles

The document discusses test methods for geotextiles. It explains that until the 1980s, geotextile values were reported as "typical", meaning 50% of results could exceed or fall below the value. Now, ASTM D4759 requires using Minimum Average Roll Values (M.A.R.V.), which is a statistical value derived as the typical value minus two standard deviations. This provides a middle value between the absolute minimum and typical. Physical properties like weight and thickness are then discussed, with weight typically reported and thickness measured under a specified pressure.

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ASTM Test Methods For Geotextiles

The document discusses test methods for geotextiles. It explains that until the 1980s, geotextile values were reported as "typical", meaning 50% of results could exceed or fall below the value. Now, ASTM D4759 requires using Minimum Average Roll Values (M.A.R.V.), which is a statistical value derived as the typical value minus two standard deviations. This provides a middle value between the absolute minimum and typical. Physical properties like weight and thickness are then discussed, with weight typically reported and thickness measured under a specified pressure.

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ASTM Test Methods for

Geotextiles
GEOTEXTILE TEST METHODS
M.A.R.V. (MINIMUM AVERAGE ROLL VALUE)

Until the 1980’s, geotextile values were reported as


“typical.” A typical value is an average or mean value,
which means that 50% of the results can be expected
to exceed the typical value and 50% can be expected
to fall below the typical value. ASTM D4759 “Standard
Practice for Determining the Specification
Conformance of Geosynthetics” requires using
M.A.R.V. values. The “minimum average roll value” is
a middle ground between the absolute minimum value
and the typical value. The MARV is derived statistically
as the typical (mean or average) value less two
standard deviations. A standard deviation is a measure
of the width of the spread of the values, or their
variance (dispersion) from the mean. The standard
deviation is determined by taking the square root of
that variance. The variance takes into account all
possible values (not just the extremes which give the
range). It is interesting to note that values reported
ABOVE the mean count as a negative in the same
manner as a value reported below the mean counts as
a negative. The following diagram demonstrates:

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Weight (Mass per Unit Area) [ASTM D 5261]

The mass per unit area is determined by cutting a


minimum of 10 specimens, each at least 100 mm
square, and then weighing them on an accurate scale.
For civil applications, this property is reported as a
“typical” value as opposed to “Minimum Average Roll
Value” (M.A.R.V.). However, in the environmental
(landfill) industry this is reported and specified as a
M.A.R.V. property.

Thickness [ASTM D 5199]

The average thickness of a geotextile is measured


using a thickness gauge (electronic micrometer) under
a gradually applied, specified pressure, usually by a
dead weight mechanism. The ASTM requirement is a
pressure of 20 kPa applied through a circular loading
tip with a diameter of 6.35 mm.

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