1、Designation:D7702/D7702M14(Reapproved 2021)Standard Guide forConsiderations When Evaluating Direct Shear ResultsInvolving Geosynthetics1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D7702/D7702M;the number immediately following the designation indicates theyear of original adoption or,in the c
2、ase of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of lastreapproval.A superscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This guide presents a summary of available informationrelated to the evaluation of direct shear
3、 test results involvinggeosynthetic materials.1.2 This guide is intended to assist designers and users ofgeosynthetics.This guide is not intended to replace educationor experience and should only be used in conjunction withprofessional judgment.This guide is not intended to representor replace the s
4、tandard of care by which the adequacy of agiven professional service must be judged,nor should thisdocument be applied without consideration of a projects manyunique aspects.Not all aspects of this practice may beapplicable in all circumstances.The word“Standard”in thetitle of this document means on
5、ly that the document has beenapproved through the ASTM consensus process.1.3 This guide is applicable to soil-geosynthetic andgeosynthetic-geosynthetic direct shear test results,obtainedusing either Test Method D5321/D5321M or D6243/D6243M.1.4 This guide does not address selection of peak orlarge-di
6、splacement shear strength values for design.Refer-ences on this topic include Thiel(1),2Gilbert(2),Koerner andBowman(3),and Stark and Choi(4).1.5 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound unitsare to be regarded separately as standard.The values stated ineach system are not necessarily exac
7、t equivalents;therefore,toensure conformance with the standard,each system shall beused independently of the other,and values from the twosystems shall not be combined.1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of th
8、e user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety,health,and environmental practices and deter-mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.1.7 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established
9、in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:3D653 Terminology Relating to Soil,Rock,and ContainedFluidsD4439 Terminolog
10、y for GeosyntheticsD5321/D5321M Test Method for Determining the ShearStrengthofSoil-GeosyntheticandGeosynthetic-Geosynthetic Interfaces by Direct ShearD6243/D6243M Test Method for Determining the Internaland Interface Shear Strength of Geosynthetic Clay Linerby the Direct Shear Method3.Terminology3.
11、1 DefinitionsFor definitions of terms relating to soil androck,refer to Terminology D653.For definitions of termsrelating to geosynthetics and GCLs,refer to TerminologyD4439.3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.2.1 adhesion,caor c,nthe y-intercept of the Mohr-Coulomb shear strength e
12、nvelope;the component of shearstrength indicated by the term ca,in Coulombs equation,=ca+tan.3.2.2 failure envelope,ncurvi-linear line on the shearstress-normal stress plot representing the combination of shearand normal stresses that define a selected shear failure criterion(for example,peak and po
13、st-peak).Also referred to as shearstrength envelope.3.2.3 Mohr-Coulomb friction angle,nangle of frictionof a material or between two materials(degrees),the angledefined by the least-squares,“best-fit”straight line through a1This guide is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee D35 on Geosyntheticsan
14、d is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D35.04 on Geosynthetic ClayLiners.Current edition approved Aug.1,2021.Published August 2021.Originallyapproved in 2011.Last previous edition approved in 2014 as D7702_D7702 14.DOI:10.1520/D7702_D7702M-14R21.2The boldface numbers in parentheses refer to
15、a list of references at the end ofthis standard.3For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.Copyright ASTM Int
16、ernational,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized 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.1defined section of the shear strength-normal stress failureenvelope;the component of the shear
