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Digging deep: Deep foundation design challenges

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Mon, 09/24/2018 - 11:14. September 24, 2018. With space at a premium in many urban areas, developers are digging deeper foundations to increase the square footage of residential, commercial, and mixed-use building projects. These conditions are highly corrosive to concrete. Waterproofing. Phillip.fry@gc….

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Waterproof concrete: Is it enough for protecting foundations?

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Waterproof concrete: Is it enough for protecting foundations? Mon, 05/28/2018 - 13:47. May 28, 2018. Waterproofing protects your structure and the assets within it against damaging moisture, humidity, and floods. Usually the amount of water used in concrete is much more than is required to hydrate the cement.

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Waterproof concrete: Is it enough for protecting foundations?

GCP Applied Technologies

Waterproof concrete: Is it enough for protecting foundations? Mon, 05/28/2018 - 13:47. May 28, 2018. Waterproofing protects your structure and the assets within it against damaging moisture, humidity, and floods. Usually the amount of water used in concrete is much more than is required to hydrate the cement.

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Waterproofing Membranes for Below Grade Structures

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Waterproofing Membranes for Below Grade Structures. Thu, 06/07/2018 - 11:16. September 17, 2018. Waterproofing Membranes for Below Grade Structures. Waterproofing Below Grade Structures. Specifying Below Grade Waterproofing. Concrete is also susceptible to damage in coastal areas. Waterproof concrete.

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Building on Brownfields

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Building on Brownfields. Fri, 09/21/2018 - 10:54. September 21, 2018. With urban space at a premium, developers are finding it difficult to locate unspoiled sites to build on. However, many sites are viable for building, if properly remediated. The concrete is then poured directly onto the membrane. .

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Tapered insulation systems: The art of roof drainage

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1 The only exception noted in the code is for a coal tar based roof system. 1 The only exception noted in the code is for a coal tar based roof system. A sloped water-shedding roof can tolerate some minor imperfections during construction and still perform its primary function for waterproofing. By Darrell L. Section 1105.2

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Tapered insulation systems: The art of roof drainage

Construction Specifier

1 The only exception noted in the code is for a coal tar based roof system. 1 The only exception noted in the code is for a coal tar based roof system. A sloped water-shedding roof can tolerate some minor imperfections during construction and still perform its primary function for waterproofing. By Darrell L. Section 1105.2