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Williams PAUCHET: Former National Defense contractor and freelancer - Site management trainer
INTRODUCTION
Various materials, such as bitumen or asphalt, can be used to waterproof flat roofs. These materials are often used for simple waterproofing, with no other function than to ensure the roof's impermeability.
The substrates on which these sealing materials are to be applied must be suitable for the products used. To achieve this, they must have exceptional technical construction and finishing characteristics to fulfill their waterproofing functions.
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building | Roofing
TBA1907 – Bitumen and asphalt pavements
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Standards
- Roches, poudres et fines d'asphalte naturel - NF B 13-001 - Décembre 1977
- Mastic asphalt for waterproofing – Definitions, specifications and test methods - NF EN 12970 - Décembre 2000
- Bitumes et liants bitumineux. Détermination de la pénétrabilité à l'aiguille - NF EN 1426 - Décembre 1999
- Bitumen and bituminous binders and binders – Determining the softening temperature – Ball-and-ring method - NF EN 1427...
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