Rajkot Metlab offers full testing facilities in accordance with recognized standards and regulations around the world with fully accredited ISO 17025 & ISO 9001.
Rajkot Metlab offers a comprehensive of testing as per code requirements including Indian Standard, ASTM, BS, Morth etc.
While there exist many types of mechanical tests for use on geosynthetics, most seem to be more suitable for one type of system or another. This test which may have widespread applicability to assess the strength of all types of geosynthetics. It is the forcing of a 50-mm (2.0-in.) diameter plunger through a horizontally fixed geosynthetic of 150-mm (6.0-in.) diameter. Such dimensions are common to the California bearing ratio (CBR) test apparatus used in assessing soil strength for road subgrades. In actuality, the test is not a puncture test, but is an axisymmetric strength test and should be considered as such. The unsupported geosynthetic is indeed in a state of tension. The stress conditions are well defined, which allow for stress and strain to be calculated and compared to the actual value as obtained in a plane strain (wide width) tension test.
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