ISO10319isaninternationalstandardthatspecifiesthemethodfordeterminingthewide-widthtensilepropertiesofgeosynthetics.Thestandarddescribesatestproceduretomeasurethetensilestrengthandelongationofgeotextiles,geogrids,andrelatedproductswhensubjectedtoauniaxialforce.Unlikenarrowstriptests,thismethoduseswiderspecimens(typically200mm)tobetterrepresentthein-planetensilebehaviorofgeosyntheticmaterialsunderload.KeyaspectscoveredinISO10319include:-Specimenpreparationanddimensions-Testingapparatusrequirements-Clampingprocedures-Testspeed(typically20%strainperminute)-DatarecordingandcalculationmethodsTheresultsobtainedfromthistestareimportantforqualitycontrol,productcomparison,anddesignpurposesincivilengineeringapplicationssuchasreinforcement,separation,andstabilization.Thestandardhelpsensureconsistenttestingproceduresacrossdifferentlaboratoriesandmanufacturers.Thistestisparticularlyrelevantformaterialsthatexhibitanisotropicbehaviororthosewherethenarrowstriptest(likeISO13934-1)mightnotadequatelyrepresentthematerial'sperformanceinreal-worldapplications.
