BS EN ISO 10320:1999 download.Geotextiles and geotextile-related products Identification on site.
BS EN ISO 10320 specifies the information accompanying geotextiles and geotextile-related products to enable the user on site to identify the goods as being identical to the goods ordered. The positive identification. e.g. of unwrapped or rolled-out geotextiles, is an important aim of this standard.
The information specified does not replace that on a technical data sheet, and cannot be used to verify the compliance of the product with the technical requirements.
2 Normative references
BS EN ISO 10320 incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other publications. These normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the publications are listed hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any of these publications apply to BS EN ISO 10320 only when incorporated in it by amendment or revision. For undated references the latest edition of the publication referred to applies.
EN 965, Geotextiles and geotextile-related products — Determination of mass per unit area. ISO 10318, Geotextiles — Vocabulary.
3 Definitions
For the purposes of BS EN ISO 10320, the following definitions apply:
3.1
supplier
the person or organisation from which a geotextile andlor geotextile-related product is purchased or otherwise obtained
NOTE A supplier who is not the manufacturer is expected to ensure that the responsibilities of the manufacturer are fully met.
3.2
product name
the name given to a particular product or complete range of products
NOTE This is sometimes called the “brand name”.
3.3
product type
the descriptive number or the code given to a
particular material produced to a particular
specification (with tolerances)
3.4
unit identification
the information, e.g. number or other code usually given on each unit (e.g. roll) during or after production. which allows the original manufacturer to trace at a later stage the production details, including place and date of production
4 Identification
Geotextiles and geotextile-related products shall be supplied with the following information affixed to each unit:
a) manufacturer and/or supplier;
b) product name;
c) product type;
d) unit identification;
e) nominal gross mass of unit, in kilograms;
unit dimensions (of material, not of package);
— roll goods: length x width (both in metres)
— other goods: number of sheets x length X
width (both in metres). or area covered by the
product;
g) nominal mass per unit area in grams per square metre, determined in accordance with
EN 965;
h) major polymer type(s) (for each component); i) product classification using terms defined in
ISO 10318.
In addition, there shall be a means of positively identifying the product at the time of its installation, even if it is no longer in the original packaging.
In the case of geotextiles (GTX), the product name and type shall be marked on the product, e.g. by printing along the edge. The marking shall be easily legible and sufficiently durable to permit identification at the time of installation, and shall be repeated at regular intervals of at most 5 m.
In the case of geotextile-related products (GTP). the marking may be as for GTX, or it may for example take the form of tags affixed to the roll edge at intervals of at most 5 m. Examples of other possible systems for GTP are the inclusion of a printed ribbon wound up into the roll, or colour-marking of the edge of the roll. In this latter case, details of the colour codes used shall be included on the unit label. Where the product is further processed, e.g. cut, so as to render product marking impractical, each unit shall nevertheless have a unique identification.