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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 10319

Second edition
2008-06-01

Geosynthetics — Wide-width tensile test

Géosynthétiques — Essai de traction des bandes larges

Reference number
ISO 10319:2008(E)

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Contents Page

Foreword............................................................................................................................................................ iv
1 Scope ..................................................................................................................................................... 1
2 Normative references ........................................................................................................................... 1
3 Terms and definitions........................................................................................................................... 1
4 Principle ................................................................................................................................................. 3
5 Apparatus and reagents....................................................................................................................... 4
6 Test specimens ..................................................................................................................................... 6
6.1 Number of test specimens................................................................................................................... 6
6.2 Preparation of test specimens ............................................................................................................ 6
6.3 Dimensions............................................................................................................................................ 6
7 Conditioning atmosphere .................................................................................................................... 8
7.1 General................................................................................................................................................... 8
7.2 Conditioning for testing in the wet condition .................................................................................... 8
8 Test procedure ...................................................................................................................................... 8
8.1 Setting up the machine ........................................................................................................................ 8
8.2 Insertion of the test specimen in the jaws ......................................................................................... 8
8.3 Installation of the extensometer.......................................................................................................... 8
8.4 Measurement of tensile properties ..................................................................................................... 9
8.5 Measurement of strain.......................................................................................................................... 9
9 Calculations........................................................................................................................................... 9
9.1 Tensile strength .................................................................................................................................... 9
9.2 Strain at maximum load ..................................................................................................................... 10
9.3 Secant stiffness .................................................................................................................................. 10
10 Test report ........................................................................................................................................... 10

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Foreword
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rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

ISO 10319 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 221, Geosynthetics.

This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 10319:1993), which has been technically
revised.

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Geosynthetics — Wide-width tensile test

1 Scope
This International Standard describes an index test method for the determination of the tensile properties of
geosynthetics, using a wide-width strip. The method is applicable to most geosynthetics, including woven
geotextiles, nonwoven geotextiles, geocomposites, knitted geotextiles and felts. The method is also applicable
to geogrids and similar open-structure geotextiles, but specimen dimensions might need to be altered. This
test is not applicable to polymeric or bituminous geosynthetic barriers, while it is applicable to clay
geosynthetic barriers.

The tensile test method covers the measurement of load elongation characteristics and includes procedures
for the calculation of secant stiffness, maximum load per unit width and strain at maximum load. Singular
points on the load-extension curve are also indicated.

Procedures for measuring the tensile properties of both conditioned and wet specimens are included in this
International Standard.

2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.

ISO 554, Standard atmospheres for conditioning and/or testing — Specifications

ISO 3696, Water for analytical laboratory use — Specification and test methods

ISO 7500-1, Metallic materials — Verification of static uniaxial testing machines — Part 1:
Tension/compression testing machines — Verification and calibration of the force-measuring system

ISO 9862, Geosynthetics — Sampling and preparation of test specimens

ISO 10318:2005, Geosynthetics — Terms and definitions

ISO 10321, Geosynthetics — Tensile test for joints/seams by wide-width strip method

3 Terms and definitions

For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO 10318 and the following apply.

3.1
nominal gauge length
initial distance, normally 60 mm (30 mm on either side of the specimen symmetrical centre), between two
reference points located on the specimen parallel to the applied load

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3.2
extension at preload
measured increase in gauge length corresponding to an applied load of 1 % of the maximum load

NOTE 1 The extension at preload is indicated as SA in Figure 1.

NOTE 2 The extension at preload is expressed in millimetres.

3.3
true gauge length
nominal gauge length plus the extension at preload

3.4
maximum load
Fmax
maximum tensile force obtained during a test

NOTE The maximum load is expressed in kilonewtons (kN).

3.5
strain
ε
increase in true gauge length of a specimen during a test

NOTE Strain is expressed as a percentage of the true gauge length.

3.6
strain at maximum load
εmax
strain exhibited by the specimen under maximum load

NOTE Strain at maximum load is expressed in percent.

3.7
secant stiffness
j
ratio of load per unit width to an associated value of strain

NOTE Secant stiffness is expressed in kilonewtons per metre (kN/m).

3.8
tensile strength
Tmax
maximum strength per unit width observed during a test in which the specimen is stretched until it breaks

NOTE 1 Tensile strength is expressed in kilonewtons per metre (kN/m).

NOTE 2 See also 1.3.4.1.4 in ISO 10318:2005.

3.9
strain rate
percentage increase in true gauge length at maximum load, divided by the duration of the test, i.e. the time to
attainment of maximum load from preload

NOTE 1 Strain rate is expressed in percentage per minute.

NOTE 2 See also 1.3.4.6.3 in ISO 10318:2005.

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