ASTM D5101-99 - 10.7.2001
 
1. Scope

1.1 This test method covers a performance test applicable for determining the soil-geotextile system permeability and clogging behavior under unidirectional flow conditions.

1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. The values in parentheses are for information only.

1.3 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

D4439-25a

Standard Terminology for Geosynthetics (Includes all amendments and changes 9/30/2025).

D5101-23

Standard Test Method for Measuring the Filtration Compatibility of Soil-Geotextile Systems

D5567-24

Standard Test Method for Hydraulic Conductivity Ratio (HCR) Testing of Soil/Geotextile Systems

D2488-26

Standard Practice for Description and Identification of Soils for Engineering Purposes (Visual-Manual Procedures)

D4220-95(2000)

Standard Practices for Preserving and Transporting Soil Samples

D4318-17

Standard Test Methods for Liquid Limit, Plastic Limit, and Plasticity Index of Soils

D4354-26

Standard Practice for Sampling of Geosynthetics and Rolled Erosion Control Products (RECPs) for Testing

D4491-99a

Standard Test Methods for Water Permeability of Geotextiles by Permittivity

D4647-06

Standard Test Method for Identification and Classification of Dispersive Clay Soils by the Pinhole Test

D4751-21a

Standard Test Methods for Determining Apparent Opening Size of a Geotextile (Includes all amendments and changes 9/23/2021).

D5084-24

Standard Test Methods for Measurement of Hydraulic Conductivity of Saturated Porous Materials Using a Flexible Wall Permeameter

D854-23

Standard Test Methods for Specific Gravity of Soil Solids by the Water Displacement Method

D1587-08

Standard Practice for Thin-Walled Tube Sampling of Soils for Geotechnical Purposes

D2216-19

Standard Test Methods for Laboratory Determination of Water (Moisture) Content of Soil and Rock by Mass

D2487-17(2025)

Standard Practice for Classification of Soils for Engineering Purposes (Unified Soil Classification System)

D123-23

Standard Terminology Relating to Textiles

D422-63(1998)

Standard Test Method for Particle-Size Analysis of Soils

D653-26a

Standard Terminology Relating to Soil, Rock, and Contained Fluids (Includes all amendments and changes 6/15/2026).

D698-12(2021)

Standard Test Methods for Laboratory Compaction Characteristics of Soil Using Standard Effort (12,400 ft-lbf/ft3 (600 kN-m/m3))

D737-18(2023)

Standard Test Method for Air Permeability of Textile Fabrics