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is anchored at the slope crest. The geonet component of individual panels will be joined with plastic ties, and the geotextile component will be sewn. Because the placement of the protective operations layer will not occur immediately after placement of the GDN, a protective plastic covering will be placed over the GDN to protect the geotextile component from ultraviolet (UV) deterioration. The protective plastic covering will be progressively removed and replaced with the protective operations layer in conjunction with refuse placement. The GDN is specified to have a minimum transmissivity greater than a material having a hydraulic conductivity of 0.1 cm/sec under the imposed loading conditions. The GDN will tie directly to the base granular drainage layer. 5.2.2 Base LCRS in Central Portion of WMU FU-04 The base LCRS in the central portion of WMU FU-04 will be constructed of a 12-inch-thick layer of clean granular material with a minimum hydraulic conductivity of 0.1 cm/sec draining towards leachate collection pipe trenches. The particle size of the granular drainage material has been limited to a maximum of 3/8-inch to protect against puncture of the underlying geomembrane and the overlying geotextile filter fabric, and to a maximum of 3 percent of particles finer than the No. 200 sieve to maintain its permeable nature. The granular drainage material is also specified to consist of well-rounded gravel (i.e., no crushed rock will be allowed) to protect the underlying geomembrane from puncture or tears. In addition, a protective geotextile cushion will be placed between the geomembrane and granular drainage material for added geoemembrane puncture resistance. If the granular drainage material appears more angular than desired by the Engineer and QA/QC Consultant, the Contractor will be required to demonstrate the suitability of the material by utilizing an on-site test area.The test will consist of placing a 1-foot thickness of granular drainage material on a 15-foot by 30-foot piece of 60-mil HDPE geomembrane and cushion geotextile using the same equipment and procedures as the Contractor is planning to use to place the granular drainage material in WMU FU-03. The QA/QC Consultant will then inspect and, if necessary, test the 60-mil HDPE geomembrane for damage and either accept or reject the angularity of the proposed granular drainage material. This testing was performed during construction of WMU D-95 and the proposed granular drainage material3 was found to be acceptable. The leachate collection trenches on the base of the central portion of WMU FU-04 will contain 6-inch diameter SDR 11 perforated HDPE leachate collection pipes (see pipe sizing and loading calculations in Appendix B). The pipes will be placed within each leachate collection trench to increase the drainage capacity of the LCRS. Each pipe will be surrounded by coarse gravel wrapped with a nonwoven geotextile to prevent migration of fine particles from the overlying LCRS granular drainage material and to protect the underlying geomembrane. The minimum hydraulic conductivity of the coarse gravel will be 1.0 cm/sec. The coarse gravel will be washed, rounded, and have a maximum particle size of I inch with less than 15 percent of particles smaller than 1/2 inch, 5 percent finer than the No.4 sieve, and 2 percent finer than the No. 200 sieve. The leachate collection pipe will be perforated at fourth-points,with 1/2-inch-diameter holes, spaced 6 inches on center. The granular drainage material of the base LCRS will be overlain by a sheet of nonwoven geotextile filter fabric. The geotextile functions as a filter to separate and prevent intrusion of fine materials from the overlying protective operations layer into the granular drainage material. This will allow the granular drainage material to retain its specified hydraulic conductivity by preventing clogging from piping of fines. 3 The granular drainage material for WMU D-95 had the same particle size and angularity requirements as is being specified for WMU FU-04. FU-04 REPORTDOC 5-5