1、Designation:D786513(Reapproved 2021)Standard Guide forIdentification,Packaging,Handling,Storage,andDeployment of Fabricated Geomembrane Panels1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D7865;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the c
2、ase of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This guide covers guidelines for the identification,packaging,handling,storage,and deployment o
3、f fabricatedgeomembrane panels.This guide is not to be considered as allencompassing since each project involving fabricated panelspresents its own challenges and special conditions.1.2 This guide is intended to aid fabricators,suppliers,purchasers,and users of fabricated panels in the identificatio
4、n,packaging,handling,storage,and deployment of fabricatedgeomembrane panels.1.3 This guide is written for factory-fabricated geomem-brane panels only.Other geosynthetics use Guide D4873/D4873M as their guide.1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded asstandard.No other units of measuremen
5、t are included in thisstandard.1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety,health,and environmental practices and deter-mine the applicability of regulator
6、y limitations prior to use.1.6 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organiz
7、ation TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D4439 Terminology for GeosyntheticsD4873/D4873M Guide for Identification,Storage,and Han-dling of Geosynthetic Rolls and Samples3.Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 Some with terms applying to this guide appear in
8、Terminology D4439.3.1.2 accordion-folded and rolled panel,nrefers to anaccordion-folded fabricated panel that is first accordion-foldedto the desired width and then rolled to form a finished,rolledbundle for transport.3.1.3 accordion-folded panel,nrefers to a fabricated panelwhere the material is fo
9、lded back and forth in a“Z”formationin the same principal direction as the seams.This folding takesa wider panel of material and makes it into a narrow stack.Forexample,a 30 m by 30 m prefabricated panel could beaccordion-folded into a 3 m wide stack of material ten layersdeep and 30 m long.3.1.4 do
10、uble accordion-folded panel,nrefers to anaccordion-folded fabricated panel that is accordion-folded tothe desired width and then accordion-folded in the lengthdirection onto a pallet(or into a container).Double accordion-folded panels typically appear as a“cube”of material withsquare corners.3.1.5 f
11、abricated panel,nrefers to a geomembrane panelseamed at a fabrication facility into a larger panel than theoriginal roll stock material.A fabricated panel may be a largerrectangular panel of geomembrane or may be a specificfabricated shape or may contain special job-specific detailwork.3.1.6 rolled
12、panel,nrefers to a fabricated panel that isrolled from one end or in some cases from both ends to themiddle.3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.2.1 fabricator,nthe person or organization by whom thegeomembrane material is fabricated into a fabricated panel.4.Significance and Use4.1
13、For a fabricated panel to be properly used,it must beadequately identified and packaged.It must be handled andstored in such a way that its physical property values are not1This guide is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee D35 on Geosyntheticsand is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D35.
14、10 on Geomembranes.Current edition approved July 1,2021.Published July 2021.Originally approvedin 2013.Last previous edition approved in 2013 as D7865 13.DOI:10.1520/D7865-13R21.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For
15、Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally rec
16、ognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.1degraded.Failure to follow good practice may result in theunnecessary failure of the fabricated panel in a properlydesigned application.4.2 This guide is not intended to replace project-specificstorage,handling,identification,packaging,or installationrequirements o
