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1 AS 3706.

13—2000

TM
Australian Standard

Geotextiles—Methods of test
AS 3706.13

Method 13: Determination of durability—


Resistance to certain microbiological agents
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FOREWORD
This Method was prepared after consideration of various similar procedures in ISO,
Australian, and American (AATCC)* Standards. The fungal mixture from the AATCC
method is believed to be the most appropriate, as other agencies, while suitable for testing
normal textiles such as carpets, do not have the strength to attack geotextiles which are
synthetic fabrics designed for in-ground service.

METHOD

1 SCOPE
The Standard sets out a method for determining the resistance of geotextiles to
microbiological agents that are present in certain soils.

2 APPLICATION
This method is applicable to all geotextiles.
NOTE: Experience and exhumation of geotextiles and geotextile-related products which had
performed successfully, in some cases for more than two decades indicate that geotextiles and
geotextile-related products made out of plastic materials are generally resistant against
microbiologically initiated decay. It can therefore be expected that most of these products
commercially available at the present time will pass the soil burial test successfully and it is
probably not necessary to submit them all to this test independent of their function. However, if
the requirements for appropriate functioning of the geotextiles and geotextile-related products
demand proof of microbiological resistance or if they are manufactured from newly developed
polymers whose resistance is in any doubt, the soil burial test should be performed.

3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
The following documents are referred to in this Standard:
AS
2193 Method of calibration and grading of force-measuring systems of testing
machines
2243 Safety in laboratories
2243.3 Part 3: Microbiology

* AATCC = American Association of Textile Chemists and Colourists.

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Determination of durability - Resistance to certain
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