4. Technical characteristics of waterproofing materials and coatings
To fulfill their waterproofing role, waterproofing materials and coatings must meet a number of requirements.
What's more, as there are different types of materials and different techniques, there are also other characteristics to know and measure.
In all, there are some twenty mechanical, physical, chemical and processing characteristics.
4.1 Waterproofing and water resistance
This is the main characteristic. It is...
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- Building work – Installation of waterproofed ribbed sheet steel roofs – Part 1-2: General criteria for the selection of materials (CGM) (classification index: P84-206-1-2) - NF DTU 43.3 P1-2 - 04-08
- Building work – Installation of waterproofed ribbed sheet steel roofs – Part 2: Cahier des clauses administratives spéciales types (CCS) (classification index: P84-206-2) - NF DTU 43.3 P2 - 04-08
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