Influence of durability of waterproofing solutions terraces protecting against water and moisture

Abstract

The article analyses the changes in the durability of waterproofing of terraces, with particular emphasis on the properties of waterproofing materials as a result of utility factors. It was analysed the influence of tensile properties of the above-mentioned materials on their resistance against fatigue resulting from movements of the substrates caused by temperature changes on the surface of the terraces coverings. The adopted range of horizontal plate movements was from 0 to 2 mm at variable temperatures: –  15°C and +70°C. The durability of waterproofing sheets, such as reinforced bitumen sheets and PVC sheets and rubber sheets, as well as coating products was assessed. Thermal deformations of the substrate plates occurring within the terrace covering are most effectively transferred by flexibility sheets with a high relative elongation value, that is: bitumen sheets with polyester reinforcement, PVC sheets and EPDM sheets. The correlation between the mechanical properties of the coatings and their resistance to fatigue cannot be determined but the most favourable properties are shown by two-component (polymer-cement) liquid applied water impermeable products reinforced on the entire surface or reinforced with special tapes over the thermal expansion joints of the substrate plates.