EN ISO 13437:2019

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-november-2019
Nadomešča:
SIST EN ISO 13437:1999
Geosinetika - Namestitev in pridobivanje vzorcev na terenu zaradi ocenjevanja
trajnosti (ISO 13437:2019)
Geosynthetics - Installing and retrieving samples in the field for durability assessment
(ISO 13437:2019)
Geokunststoffe - Verfahren zum Einbau und Ausgraben von Proben im Boden (ISO
13437:2019)
Géosynthétiques - Installation et prélèvement d'échantillons sur le terrain pour
l'évaluation de la durabilité (ISO 13437:2019)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 13437:2019
ICS:
59.080.70 Geotekstilije Geotextiles
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN ISO 13437
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
September 2019
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 59.080.70 Supersedes EN ISO 13437:1998
English Version
Geosynthetics - Installing and retrieving samples in the
field for durability assessment (ISO 13437:2019)
Géosynthétiques - Installation et prélèvement Geokunststoffe - Verfahren zum Einbau und Ausgraben
d'échantillons sur le terrain pour l'évaluation de la von Proben im Boden (ISO 13437:2019)
durabilité (ISO 13437:2019)
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3

European foreword
This document (EN ISO 13437:2019) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 221
"Geosynthetics" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 189 “Geosynthetics” the secretariat
of which is held by NBN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by March 2020, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by March 2020.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN ISO 13437:1998.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the
United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 13437:2019 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 13437:2019 without any modification.

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 13437
Second edition
2019-07
Geosynthetics — Installing and
retrieving samples in the field for
durability assessment
Géosynthétiques — Installation et prélèvement d'échantillons sur le
terrain pour l'évaluation de la durabilité
Reference number
ISO 13437:2019(E)
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ISO 13437:2019(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Principle . 1
5 Test method . 2
5.1 Identification of the initial conditions . 2
5.2 Durability testing samples . 2
5.3 Preparation of control specimens . 2
5.4 Retrieval of samples . 3
5.5 Testing and analysis . 4
5.5.1 Testing on retrieval samples . 4
5.5.2 Testing on retrieval samples and control specimens . 4
6 General report . 4
Annex A (informative) Identification forms for structure, environment and geosynthetic .5
Bibliography . 8
ISO 13437:2019(E)
Foreword
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This document was prepared by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) Technical
Committee CEN/TC 189, Geosynthetics, in collaboration with ISO Technical Committee TC 221,
Geosynthetics, in accordance with the Agreement on technical cooperation between ISO and CEN
(Vienna Agreement).
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 13437:1998), which has been technically
revised.
The main changes compared to the previous edition are as follows:
— The standard has been modified to cover all geosynthetics, rather than only geotextiles. The
specific references to individual polymer types have been removed to make the standard cover all
geosynthetic products.
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 13437:2019(E)
Geosynthetics — Installing and retrieving samples in the
field for durability assessment
1 Scope
This document specifies a method for the on-site installation and retrieval of geosynthetic samples,
irrespective of the particular degradation mechanisms to which they are exposed.
The method is also appropriate to test for mechanical damage, much of which occurs during installation,
and to provide an owner with information about the state of the geosynthetic product in their structure.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements 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 9862, Geosynthetics — Sampling and preparation of test specimens
ISO 10318-1, Geosynthetics — Part 1: Terms and definitions
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO 10318-1 and the following apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
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3.1
control specimen
test specimen taken from the material delivered on site before its installation in the structure
3.2
testing sample
sample installed during construction for the purpose of installation damage or degradation assessment
3.3
retrieval sample
either testing sample (3.2) or sample of in-service materials retrieved after a predetermined time
4 Principle
The properties of the geosynthetic after a certain period in service (used material) are compared to
the same properties determined on control specimens (control material). For determining installation
damage, the sample can be retrieved immediately after installation.
ISO 13437:2019(E)
5 Test method
5.1 Identification of the initial conditions
The following information shall be indicated:
— identification and description of the structure;
— description of the geosynthetic environment;
— identification and characteristics of the geosynthetics with testing standard references and number
of samples and their dimensions.
NOTE For each of the above, examples of suitable form are given in Annex A where possible variation about
the mean value can be given.
5.2 Durability testing samples
5.2.1 The number of samples is determined by the dimensions of the structure, the physical and
chemical variations in the en
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