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INTO THE
BUILDING. WATER PROOFING IN BASEMENTS IS CARRIED OUT SO AS TO PREVENT THE INTRUSION OF FLUIDS OR SMELLS INTO THE BASEMENTS. WATER
INTRUSION DAMAGES STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS. THE IMPORTANT ELEMENTS OF WATERPROOFING ARE SOIL, CONCRETE (BUILDING) AND WATER.
THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF WATER-RELATED PROBLEMS WHICH CAN OCCUR IN THE BASEMENTS CAN BE SEEN BELOW:
WINDOW SWEAT
HUMIDITY
SUB SURFACE
WATER
THE ABOVE PICTURES SHOW THE PROBLEMS IMPOSED ON BASEMENTS BY FLUID MATTER (GASEOUS + LIQUID) THUS MAKING THE BASEMENTS UNHYGIENIC
AND WEAK.
WATERPROOFING IS ESSENTIAL AT BELOW-GRADE AREAS TO PREVENT WATER INTRUSION AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. IT IS GENERALLY DONE WHEN THE
BUILDING IS ON OR BELOW THE GROUND LEVEL. FLOODING, WATER DAMAGE AND MOLDS (HIGH MOISTURE LEVELS LEAD TO MOLDS) ARE MANY OF THE
CAUSES THAT DAMAGE CONSTRUCTION.
RIYA BAGCHI
WATER PROOFING SHEET NO. III YEAR – B
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION REPORT 1 D.O.A : 29.10.2015
D.O.S. : 05.11.2015
BASICALLY, THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF WATERPROOFING SYSTEMS:
THE DISADVANTAGE IS THAT VERTICAL APPLICATION IS DIFFICULT AND MAY CAUSE ACCIDENTS.
APPLICATION OF HEAT
SHEET MEMBRANE
THESE ARE ONE OF THE MOST VERSATILE AND EFFECTIVE DRAINAGE PRODUCTS ON
THE MARKET. INVENTED IN THE MID-1960S, TODAY THEY ARE MADE BY MORE THAN A
DOZEN DIFFERENT MANUFACTURERS, AND CAN BE USED FOR NEARLY EVERY
DRAINAGE SITUATION IMAGINABLE.
PARTS OF A DIMPLE BOARD
DIMPLED DRAIN SHEETS ARE USED ON EVERYTHING FROM SMALL RESIDENTIAL
BASEMENTS TO ENORMOUS COMMERCIAL PROJECTS EXTENDING 50 FEET BELOW
GRADE. THEY CAN EVEN BE USED HORIZONTALLY.
THEY CAN BE USED FOR WATERPROOFING IN BASEMENTS, OR EVEN FOR
TERRACING.
DIMPLE BOARDS
FIGURE SHOWING HOW DRAINAGE TAKES PLACE WHILE USING WATERPROOFING MEMBRANE
VARIOUS SUMPS AND PUMPS ARE ADDED TO THE BASEMENTS. THE WATER FROM THE MEMBRANES (DIMPLE BOARD) COLLECTS INTO THE
PERFORATED PIPES AND HENCE DRAINAGE IS CARRIED OUT USING THESE PUMPS.