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| − | <ul><li>Material specifications should conform to [http://www.raqsb.mto.gov.on.ca/techpubs/OPS.nsf/0/2ccb9847eb6c56738525808200628de1/$FILE/OPSS%201860%20Apr12.pdf Ontario Provincial Standard Specification (OPSS) 1860 for Class II geotextile fabrics].</li>
 | + | Material specifications should conform to [http://www.raqsb.mto.gov.on.ca/techpubs/OPS.nsf/0/2ccb9847eb6c56738525808200628de1/$FILE/OPSS%201860%20Apr12.pdf Ontario Provincial Standard Specification (OPSS) 1860 for Class II geotextile fabrics]. | 
| − | <li>Fabrics should be woven monofilament or non-woven needle punched. Woven slit film and non-woven heat bonded fabrics should not be used as they are prone to clogging.</li>
 | + | *Fabrics should be woven monofilament or non-woven needle punched. Woven slit film and non-woven heat bonded fabrics should not be used as they are prone to clogging. | 
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|  | <p>Primary considerations are: |  | <p>Primary considerations are: | 
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|  | <caption><strong>Recommended criteria for selection of geotextile fabric</strong></caption>   |  | <caption><strong>Recommended criteria for selection of geotextile fabric</strong></caption>   | 
|  | <tr class="success"><th>Percent media passing 0.075 mm (#200 sieve)</th><th>Non-woven fabric apparent opening size (AOS, mm)</th><th>Woven fabric percent open area (POA, %)</th><th>Permittivity (sec<sup>-1</sup>)</th></tr> |  | <tr class="success"><th>Percent media passing 0.075 mm (#200 sieve)</th><th>Non-woven fabric apparent opening size (AOS, mm)</th><th>Woven fabric percent open area (POA, %)</th><th>Permittivity (sec<sup>-1</sup>)</th></tr> | 
| − |    <tr><td align="center" valign="middle">>85</td><td align="center" valign="middle" rowspan = 2>≤ 0.3</td><td align="center" valign="middle">Not recommended</td><td align="center" valign="middle"rowspan = 2>0.1</td></tr> | + |    <tr><td align="center" valign="middle">>85</td><td align="center" valign="middle">≤ 0.3</td><td align="center" valign="middle">Not recommended</td><td align="center" valign="middle">0.1</td></tr> | 
| − |    <tr><td align="center" valign="middle">50 - 85</td><td align="center" valign="middle" rowspan =3>≥ 4</td></tr> | + |    <tr><td align="center" valign="middle">50 - 85</td><td align="center" valign="middle">≤ 0.3</td><td align="center" valign="middle">≥ 4</td><td align="center" valign="middle">0.1</td></tr> | 
| − |    <tr><td align="center" valign="middle">15 - 50</td><td align="center" valign="middle" rowspan = 3>≤ 0.6</td><td align="center" valign="middle">0.2</td></tr> | + |    <tr><td align="center" valign="middle">15 - 50</td><td align="center" valign="middle">≤ 0.6</td><td align="center" valign="middle">≥ 4</td><td align="center" valign="middle">0.2</td></tr> | 
| − |    <tr><td align="center" valign="middle">5 - 15</td><td align="center" valign="middle" rowspan =2>0.5</td></tr> | + |    <tr><td align="center" valign="middle">5 - 15</td><td align="center" valign="middle">≤ 0.6</td><td align="center" valign="middle">≥ 4</td><td align="center" valign="middle">0.5</td></tr> | 
| − |    <tr><td align="center" valign="middle">≤ 5</td><td align="center" valign="middle">≥ 10</td></tr> | + |    <tr><td align="center" valign="middle">≤ 5</td><td align="center" valign="middle">≤ 0.6</td><td align="center" valign="middle">≥ 10</td><td align="center" valign="middle">0.5</td></tr> | 
| − |    </table>
 | + | </table> | 
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