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November 20, 2020. 7:37 AM

Waterproofing of roof slabs: substrate preparation and crack repairs

The need to seal cracks in concrete structures to maintain water-tightness seems obvious. However, if a waterproofing membrane is installed, how important is it to keep the structure crack-free? Isn’t it the waterproofing membrane’s function to…

October 7, 2020. 11:36 AM

Pre-treatment of corners

For waterproofing applications… why are angle fillets necessary for internal corners? why must external corners be rounded? Stresses arising from movements in the supporting substrate are evenly distributed over a waterproofing membrane which…

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