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WITHDRAWN ASTM D6539-13 1.5.2013 preview

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ASTM D6539-13

Standard Test Method for Measurement of the Permeability of Unsaturated Porous Materials by Flowing Air (Withdrawn 2022)

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Standard Test Method for Measurement of the Permeability of Unsaturated Porous Materials by Flowing Air

STANDARD published on 1.5.2013

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Designation standards: ASTM D6539-13
Note: WITHDRAWN
Publication date standards: 1.5.2013
SKU: NS-35553
The number of pages: 10
Approximate weight : 30 g (0.07 lbs)
Country: American technical standard
Category: Technical standards ASTM

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Annotation of standard text ASTM D6539-13 :

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airflow, flexible wall permeameter, permeability, permeameter, permeability, rigid wall permeameter, ICS Number Code 13.080.20 (Physical properties of soil)

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Significance and Use

4.1 This test method applies to the one-dimensional laminar (viscous) flow of air in porous materials such as soil.

4.2 The degree of saturation of the specimen shall be less than that which would produce significant internal transport of pore water or alter the continuity of air voids under the applied gradients. The maximum permissible degree of saturation must be evaluated by an experienced analyst. In no instance shall the specimen be so saturated that pore water appears at the exit of the permeameter cell during the test.

4.3 This test method is based on the assumption that the rate of mass flow through the specimen is constant with time.

4.4 The permeability of porous materials may be strongly dependent on a variety of physical properties including the void ratio, the degree of saturation, and percent and direction of compaction. It is beyond the scope of this test method to elaborate upon these dependencies. Rather, this test method is intended to be a measurement technique for determining the permeability under a certain set of laboratory conditions. It is the responsibility of the test requestor to specify which soil parameters must be controlled to ensure a valid extension of the test results to field conditions.

4.5 Calculation of the permeability using Darcy’s law requires laminar flow conditions through the soil specimen. The conditions for laminar flow shall be evaluated by plotting the volumetric flow rate of air through the specimen against the pressure drop across the specimen. If the individual test points lie within 25 % of a straight line passing through the origin, then laminar flow conditions are present and Darcy's law may be used to calculate the permeability.

4.6 This test method covers the use of two different types of permeameter cells (flexible and rigid wall permeameters) and two types of air flow regulation (mass flow control and pressure control).

4.7 A flexible wall permeameter is the preferred means for confining the test specimen in accordance with Test Methods D5084, D4525, and D4767. This test method may still be performed using a rigid wall permeameter, but all reference to effective confining stress and the permeameter cell pressure system shall then be disregarded.

4.8 For some specimens, the permeability will be strongly dependent on the effective confining stress due to porosity reduction. Whenever possible, the requestor shall specify the field overburden conditions at which this test method is to be performed. In some specimens, this stress will vary significantly with flow in an indeterminate way. All specimens shall be evaluated for this effect by performing this test method at two or more different confining stress values when a flexible wall permeameter is used.

4.9 This test method is intended to support soil remediation operations such as: soil vapor extraction, air sparging, backfilling of soils in utility trenches, and similar engineering activities.

4.10 The correlation between results obtained with this test method and in situ field measurements has only been partially established. The small laboratory specimen used in this method may not be representative of the distributed condition on-site due to vadose zone fluctuations, changes in soil stratigraphy, and so forth. For this reason, caution should be used by qualified personnel when applying laboratory test results to field situations.

1.1 This test method covers laboratory determination of the coefficient of permeability for the flow of air through unsaturated porous materials.

1.2 This test method may be used with intact or compacted coarse grained soils, silts, or lean cohesive soils that have a low degree of saturation and that have permeability between 1.0 × 10^-15 m² (1.01 millidarcy) and 1.0 × 10^-10 m² (101 darcy).

1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard.

1.3.1 By tradition in U.S. practice, the permeability of porous media is reported in units of darcy, although the SI unit for permeability is m².

1.4 All observed and calculated values shall conform to the guidelines for significant digits and rounding established in Practice D6026.

1.4.1 For the purpose of comparing a measured or calculated value with specified limits, the measured or calculated value shall be rounded to the same precision as the specified limits.

1.4.2 The procedures used to specify how data are collected/recorded or calculated, in this standard are regarded as the industry standard. In addition, they are representative of the significant digits that generally should be retained. The procedures used do not consider material variation, purpose for obtaining the data, special purpose studies, or any considerations for the user's objectives; and it is common practice to increase or reduce significant digits of reported data to be commensurate with these considerations. It is beyond the scope of this standard to consider significant digits used in analysis methods for engineering design.

1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

2. Referenced Documents

D4525-13	Standard Test Method for Permeability of Rocks by Flowing Air
D5084-16a	Standard Test Methods for Measurement of Hydraulic Conductivity of Saturated Porous Materials Using a Flexible Wall Permeameter (Includes all amendments and changes 12/27/2016).
D6026-21	Standard Practice for Using Significant Digits and Data Records in Geotechnical Data
D5856-15	Standard Test Method for Measurement of Hydraulic Conductivity of Porous Material Using a Rigid-Wall, Compaction-Mold Permeameter (Withdrawn 2024)
D3740-23	Standard Practice for Minimum Requirements for Agencies Engaged in Testing and/or Inspection of Soil and Rock as Used in Engineering Design and Construction
D2216-19	Standard Test Methods for Laboratory Determination of Water (Moisture) Content of Soil and Rock by Mass
D3550-01	Standard Practice for Thick Wall, Ring-Lined, Split Barrel, Drive Sampling of Soils
E1-14(2020)	Standard Specification for ASTM Liquid-in-Glass Thermometers
E145-19	Standard Specification for Gravity-Convection and Forced-Ventilation Ovens
D4220-95(2000)	Standard Practices for Preserving and Transporting Soil Samples
D4767-11(2020)	Standard Test Method for Consolidated Undrained Triaxial Compression Test for Cohesive Soils
D4753-24	Standard Guide for Evaluating, Selecting, and Specifying Balances and Standard Masses for Use in Soil, Rock, and Construction Materials Testing
D4564-08	Standard Test Method for Density and Unit Weight of Soil in Place by the Sleeve Method
D653-22	Standard Terminology Relating to Soil, Rock, and Contained Fluids
E2251-14(2021)	Standard Specification for Liquid-in-Glass ASTM Thermometers with Low-Hazard Precision Liquids
D1557-12(2021)	Standard Test Methods for Laboratory Compaction Characteristics of Soil Using Modified Effort (56,000 ft-lbf/ft3 (2,700 kN-m/m3))
D698-12(2021)	Standard Test Methods for Laboratory Compaction Characteristics of Soil Using Standard Effort (12,400 ft-lbf/ft3 (600 kN-m/m3))

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