Skip to main content

Currently Skimming:


Pages 83-89

The Chapter Skim interface presents what we've algorithmically identified as the most significant single chunk of text within every page in the chapter.
Select key terms on the right to highlight them within pages of the chapter.


From page 83...
... A-1 Draft Standard Test Method and ASTM Work Item for UCLS Test Date: December 4, 2015 To: ASTM F17 Main and ASTM F17.40 Subcommittee From: Michael Pluimer (Phone: 612-236-8169; Email: michael.pluimer@gmail.com) Re: WK48721 – New Standard Test Method for The Un-notched, Constant Ligament Stress Crack Test (UCLS)
From page 84...
... A-2 Designation: WK 48721 – DRAFT 2.0 Date: December 4, 2015 To: ASTM F17.40 and ASTM F17 Main Committees Tech. Contact: Michael Pluimer Work Item: WK48721 Ballot Action: New Standard Test Method Rationale: This new standard test method is proposed to evaluate the effects of contaminants with regards to stress cracking for HDPE materials containing post-consumer recycled content Standard Test Method for The Un-notched, Constant Ligament Stress Crack Test (UCLS)
From page 85...
... A-3 2.2 AASHTO Documents: National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 696 3.
From page 86...
... A-4 is 0.04 ± 0.005 in.
From page 87...
... A-5 7. Procedure 7.1 Measure the width and thickness of each test specimen to an accuracy of 0.001 in.
From page 88...
... A-6 Once each set of five specimens has broken, record the failure times and note whether the failure occurred in the reduced section or near the grips. Failures that occur near the grips shall not be considered in the analysis.
From page 89...
... A-7 12. Keywords Post-consumer recycled HDPE; NCLS; UCLS; Contaminant; Corrugated HDPE pipe; BFF; Recycled plastics; Recycled materials; Corrugated plastic pipe APPENDIX (Non-mandatory information)

Key Terms



This material may be derived from roughly machine-read images, and so is provided only to facilitate research.
More information on Chapter Skim is available.