THE CASE FOR PROPER MEMBRANE WATERPROOFING

THERE IS FREQUENTLY A FUZZY DISTINCTION BETWEEN DAMPROOFING AND MEMBRANE WATERPROOFING WHEN SELECTION OF MATERIALS IS BEING MADE FOR STRUCTURAL FOUNDATIONS. TRUE WATERPROOFING MEMBRANES ARE GENERALLY ELASTOMETRIC TYPE OR HOT MOPPED. IMPORTANCE OF SURFACE PREPARATION, BOND TO SUBSTRATE, INSTALLATION SAFETY AND CLEANLINESS ARE STRESSED AND COMMON INSTALLATION ERRORS ARE ITEMIZED. /CA/

• Corporate Authors:

  Construction Specifier

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• Authors:
  • Branson, R E
• Publication Date: 1971-10

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Moisture barriers; Waterproofing
• Uncontrolled Terms: Membranes
• Old TRIS Terms: Membranes (Biology); Vapor barriers
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00217176
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Concrete Abstracts
• Report/Paper Numbers: pp 50-52
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 3 1972 12:00AM