This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standardis.Guides and Remendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)Committee. Designation:F3415-20 INTERNATIONAL Standard Test Method for Triaxial Shear Strength and Cohesion of Equine Sports Surfaces1 This standard is issued under the fixed designation F3415;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of original adoption or in the case of revision the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A superseript epsilon (e)indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval. 1.Scope refrigerated water bath with a triaxial cell cap fitted with a 1.1 This adapted test method covers the determination of copper coil.Failure criteria is assumed under similar condi- strength and stress-strain relationships of a cylindrical speci- tions for the dirt surfaces and results are presented as the men of a pacted drained cohesive natural or synthetic soil failure stress at 15 psi confining pressure versus sample surface used in equine sports surfaces.Specimens are isotro- temperature along with friction angle and cohesion. pically consolidated and sheared in pression at a constant 1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the rate of axial deformation (strain c...