WATERPROOFING CONCRETE

The article compares developments in concrete mix design intended to produce a waterproof construction. Some waterproofing admixtures used in concrete mixes produce water-repellent calcium salts precipitated in the pores of the set concrete making it impervious to capillary action. Other waterproofing materials may be in the form of acrylic emulsion or solutions of siliconates for application to exterior surfaces. Silicone treatment does not block the capillaries in concrete so that the transmission of water vapour can continue. In cases where complete waterproofing is required, then a water repellent treatment is inadequate and a waterproof membrane should be used. The article describes these waterproofing systems and compares their characteristics for particular applications. /TRRL/

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• Corporate Authors:

  Morgan-Grampian (Professional Press) Limited

  Morgan-Grampian House, Calderwood Street
  London SE18 6QH,   England 
• Publication Date: 1978-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 57
• Serial:
  • Civil Engineering
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0885-7024
  • Serial URL: http://www.pubs.asce.org/ceonline/newce/html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acrylic resins; Admixtures; Calcium chloride; Capillarity; Coatings; Concrete; Concrete construction; Emulsions; Epoxy resins; Mix design; Nonwoven materials; Plastics; Pores; Silicones; Water repellents; Waterproofing materials
• Uncontrolled Terms: Pores
• ITRD Terms: 7402: Acrylic; 4736: Admixture; 4993: Bitumen emulsion; 5901: Capillarity; 3612: Coating; 4755: Concrete; 7468: Epoxy resin; 5939: Hydrophobic; 4714: Mix design; 4558: Nonwoven material; 7454: Plastic material; 7417: Silicone
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials; Planning and Forecasting; I32: Concrete; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00189669
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 13 1979 12:00AM