Geosynthetic Institute

 

 

GRI Specifications, Guides and Practices

 

GRI Specifications

GT10 - Test Methods, Properties and Frequencies for High Strength Geotextile Tubes used as Coastal and Riverine Structures

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GT12(a) - Test Methods and Properties for Nonwoven Geotextiles Used as Protection (or Cushioning) Materials (ASTM)

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GT12(b) - Test Methods and Properties for Nonwoven Geotextiles Used as Protection (or Cushioning) Materials (ISO)

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GT13(a) - Test Methods and Properties for Geotextiles Used as Separation Between Subgrade Soil and Aggregate (ASTM)

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GT13(b) - Test Methods and Properties for Geotextiles Used as Separation Between Subgrade Soil and Aggregate (ISO)

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GT16 - Test Methods, Properties and Frequencies for Geotextile Grout Filled Mattresses (GGFM)

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GN4 – Test Methods, Required Properties and Testing Frequency for Biplanar Geonets and Biplanar Geonet Composites

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GM13 - Test Methods, Test Properties and Testing Frequency for High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Smooth and Textured Geomembranes

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GM17 - Test Methods, Test Properties and Testing Frequency for Linear Low Density Polyethylene (LLDPE) Smooth and Textured Geomembranes

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GM18 - Test Methods, Test Properties and Testing Frequencies for Flexible Polypropylene (fPP and fPP-R) Nonreinforced and Reinforced Geomembranes

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GM19a - Seam Strength and Related Properties of Thermally Bonded Homogeneous Polyolefin Geomembranes/Barrier

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GM19b - Seam Strength and Related Properties of Thermally Bonded Reinforced Polyolefin Geomembranes/Barriers

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GRI Specifications

GM21 - Test Methods, Properties, and Frequencies for Ethylene Propylene Diene Terpolymer (EPDM) Nonreinforced and Scrim Reinforced Geomembranes

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GM22 - Test Methods, Required Properties and Testing Frequencies for Scrim Reinforced Polyethylene Barriers Used in Exposed Temporary Applications

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GM25 - Test Methods, Test Properties and Testing Frequency for Reinforced Linear Low Density Polyethylene (LLDPE-R) Geomembranes

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GM28 - Test Methods, Test Properties and Testing Frequencies for Reinforced Chlorosulfonated Polyethylene (CSPE-R) Geomembranes

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GM30 - Test Methods, Test Properties and Testing Frequency for Reinforced Composite Polyethylene (RCPE) Geomembranes

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GM34 - Test Methods, Test Properties and Testing Frequency for Ethylene Interpolymer Alloy (EIA=PVC+KEE) Geomembranes

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GM38 - Standard Specification for Test Methods, Test Properties and Testing Frequency for Bituminous Geomembranes (BGM)

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GCL3 - Test Methods, Required Properties, and Testing Frequencies of Geosynthetic Clay Liners (GCLs)

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GC14 - Test Methods, Required Properties and Testing Frequency for Polymeric Turf Reinforcement Mats

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GC16 - Test Methods, Required Properties and Testing Frequency for Prefabricated Vertical Drains (PVDs)

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GS15 - Test Methods, Test Properties and Testing Frequency for Geocells Made From High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Strips

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GS19 - Test Methods, Required Properties and Testing Frequency for Geospacers and Geospacer Drainage Composites

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GS33 - Standard Specification for Test Methods, Test Properties and Testing Frequency for Polyolefin (Film) Barriers

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GRI Guides

GN2 & GC13 - Joining and Attaching Geonets and Drainage Composites

GM10 - The Stress Crack Resistance of HDPE Geomembrane Sheet (Procedure for NCTL Test)

GM14 - Selecting Variable Intervals for Taking Geomembrane Destructive Seam Samples Using the Method of Attributes

GM20 - Selecting Variable Intervals for Taking Geomembrane Destructive Seam Samples Using Control Charts

GCL4 - Gripping of Reinforced GCLs to End Platens During Direct (Interface) Shear Testing

GCL 5 - Design Considerations for Geosynthetic Clay Liners (GCLs) in Various Applications

GC8 - Determination of the Allowable Flow Rate of a Drainage Geocomposite

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GS3 - Selecting In-Situ Monitoring Methods and Devices for the Evaluation of Geosynthetic Performance

GS11 - Constructing Test Pads to Assess Protection Materials Intended to Avoid Geomembrane Puncture

GS12 - Lifetime Prediction of Geosynthetics Using Time-Temperature-Superposition (TTS) and Arrhenius Modeling

GS16 - Geosynthetic Sampling for Subsequent Laboratory Conformance Testing

GS26 - Attaching Foil Strain Gauges to Geosynthetics

 

GRI Practices

GT7 - Determination of the Long-Term Design Strength of Geotextiles

GT11 - Installation of Geotextile Tubes used for Coastal and Riverine Structures

GG4(a) - Determination of the Long-Term Design Strength of Stiff Geogrids

GG4(b) - Determination of the Long-Term Design Strength of Flexible Geogrids

GM9 - Cold Weather Seaming of Geomembranes

GM29 - Field Integrity Evaluation of Geomembrane Seams (and Sheet) Using Destructive and/or Nondestructive Testing

GM32 - Geomembrane Seaming Using Data Acquisition Hot Wedge Welding Devices

GS20 - Exposed Lifetime Prediction of Geosynthetics Using Laboratory Weathering Devices