BS EN 15382:2018

What is BS EN 15382 - Characteristics required for use in transportation infrastructure about?  

BS EN 15382 discusses characteristics of geosynthetic barriers to develop transportation infrastructure. BS EN 15382 specifies the characteristics of geosynthetic barriers including polymeric geosynthetic barriers, clay geosynthetic barriers, and bituminous geosynthetic barriers, used as fluid barriers and separation layer in infrastructure works, e.g., roads, railroads, runways of airports, and the appropriate test methods to determine these characteristics. 

The intended use of these products is to control the pathway of fluid through the construction and to limit any contamination, e.g., by de-icing products, of groundwater or water sources. 

BS EN 15382 provides for the assessment and verification of constancy of performance (AVCP) of the product to BS EN 15382 including factory production control procedures. 

BS EN 15382 defines characteristics to be considered with regard to the presentation of performance. 

Note1: EN 15382 is not applicable to geotextiles or geotextile-related products, as defined in EN ISO 10318-1. 

Note2: EN 15382 does not cover applications where the geosynthetic barrier will be in contact with water that has been treated for human consumption. 

Who is BS EN 15382 - Characteristics required for use in transportation infrastructure for? 

BS EN 15382 on characteristics required for use in transportation infrastructure is useful for: 

• Transportation infrastructure companies 
• Transportation department 
• Product designers 
• Civil engineers 
• Roads, railroads, runways of airports authorities 

Why should you use BS EN 15382 - Characteristics required for use in transportation infrastructure?  

The main function of geosynthetic barriers for use in transportation infrastructure is to control the 
pathway of liquids through the construction and to limit contamination of groundwater or water 
sources. BS EN 15382 specifies characteristics required for use in transportation infrastructure that is used as fluid barriers and separation layer in infrastructure works, e.g., roads, railroads, runways of airports, and the appropriate test methods to determine these characteristics. 

BS EN 15382 allows manufacturers to describe geosynthetic barriers on the basis of declared values for characteristics relevant to the intended use and if tested to the specified method. BS EN 15382 also includes procedures for assessment and verification of constancy of performance (AVCP) including factory production control. 

BS EN 15382 is used by designers, end-users, and other interested parties as a tool to define relevant and appropriate characteristics for specifications. 

What is changed since the last update?  

BS EN 15382:2018 supersedes BS EN 15382:2013, which is withdrawn. 

BS EN 15382:2018 includes some technical changes with respect to BS EN 15382:2013.  

These include: 

• The list of normative references has been updated 
• Three terms have been added 
• List of abbreviations has been updated 
• In Table 1, has been modified to comply with the modified mandate M/386 (inclusion of elongation in separation and filtration functions) and has been technically revised, all H-coded characteristics have been replaced by “A” 
•  “Factory production control – Factory production control scheme” has been deleted 
• “Durability” has been totally revised