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03

Tensar Basetex
High Strength Geotextiles -
Physical Properties
Table 1. Physical Properties

Product Reference 200/50 400/50 600/50 800/50 800/100 1000/50 1000/100

Polymer High tenacity polyester (PET)

Minimum strength ¹
MD kN/m 200 400 600 800 800 1000 1000
TD kN/m 50 50 50 50 100 50 100

Ultimate strain
±2% 1
MD % 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
TD % 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

Product weight
(typical)
Kg/m2 0.48 0.80 1.13 1.52 1.60 1.84 1.90

Creep limited strength

MD (Pc) 2
kN/m 127 254 380 507 507 634 634

Maximum creep strain

at load Pc 3
After 106 hours % <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1 <1

Applied load for

maximum 6% strain 4

@ 106 hours kN/m 112 224 336 448 448 560 560

Resistance to
Hydrolysis:
Carboxyl End Group
Content 26 26 26 26 26 26 26

Minimum number
molecular weight 5
Mn >54,000 >54,000 >54,000 >54,000 >54,000 >54,000 >54,000

(1) Determined in accordance with ISO 10319

(2) Based on 95% confidence limit
(3) Measured from 1 hour after load application (post construction creep strain)
(4) Based on combined sustained load and SIM test data.
(5) Intrinsic Viscocity Method. Phenol/TCE 60:40, 25°C

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Long Term Design Strength

The long term design strength of Basetex is determined from creep rupture data based on a combination of
conventional long term load testing and SIM test data(1). Figure 1 shows the 95% lower confidence limit regression
line. From this a conservative long term design load for 106 hours may be taken as 63.4% of the ultimate tensile
strength.

Figure 1. Creep Rupture

100%

90%

80%

70%
Load (% of tensile strength)

60%

50%

40%

30% straight line fit (all tests)

95% confidence limit

20% ruptures
SIM
10% SIM (terminated w ithout rupture)

0%
-1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
log tim e (h)

Isochronous curves for 1,000 hours, 10,000 hours (1.14years), and 106 hours (114 years) are given in Figure 2.
These may be used to predict maximum strain under load for a particular design life. Alternatively where maximum
creep strain is the limiting factor, the critical load for a given maximum strain can be determined.

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Figure 2. Isochronous Load Curves for Basetex

80.0

70.0
Load (% of Ultimate Tensile Strength)

60.0

50.0
1,000,000 hrs
40.0
10,000 hrs
30.0
1000 hrs
20.0

10.0

0.0
0.00 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00
Total Strain (%)

Calculation of Design Load

The maximum design load (Pdes) for a particular design life must take account of reductions due to mechanical damage.
Environmental effects and the accuracy of extrapolation. This is calculated by the use of partial factors as follows:

Pdes = Pc .
fd.fe.fm
where
fd = partial factor for mechanical damage

fe = partial factor for environmental damage

fm = partial factor for manufacture and data extrapolation

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 Table 2. Suggested Partial Factors

Fill Type Maximum particle size Partial Factor

Mechanical damage from installation
sands <2mm fd = 1.2
angular gravels 2-60mm fd = 1.4

Environmental effects pH range 4-9 in soil temp. <20°C fe = 1.05

6
Manufacture and extrapolation Design Life <120 years
fm = 1.0

(6) Extrapolation by SIM enables use of fm = 1.0

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