ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 10769 First edition 2011-06-01 Clay geosynthetic barriers - Determination of water absorption of bentonite Géosynthétiques bentonitiques Determination de I'absorption d'eau par la bentonite Reference number ISO 10769:2011(E) @ ISO 2011 by IHS under lic itted without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO 10769:2011(E) COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT @ISO 2011 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, IsO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56 : CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland @ ISO 2011 - All rights reserved etworking permitted without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO 10769:2011(E) Contents Page Foreword .iv 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions. 4 Principles.. 5 Apparatus.. .2 6 Preparation and size of specimens 7 Procedures..... 7.1 Preparation of the equipment 7.2 Test procedure... 8 Test report. Annex A (informative) Water content diagram... CopyrghtInternational OrganizaionSandardizaoghtsreserved ii ut license from IHS Not for Resal