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Waterproofing

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Waterproofing is the process of making an object or structure waterproof or water-resistant so that it remains relatively unaffected by water or resisting the ingress of water under specified conditions. [1]

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Air barrier

Air barriers control air leakage into and out of the building envelope.

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Asphalt

Asphalt, also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black, and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum.

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ASTM International

ASTM International is an international standards organization that develops and publishes voluntary consensus technical standards for a wide range of materials, products, systems, and services.

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Basement waterproofing

Basement waterproofing involves techniques and materials used to prevent water from penetrating the basement of a house or a building.

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Bituminous waterproofing

Bituminous waterproofing systems are designed to protect residential and commercial buildings.

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Breathability

Breathability is the ability of a fabric to allow moisture vapor to be transmitted through the material.

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Brookhaven National Laboratory

Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) is a United States Department of Energy national laboratory located in Upton, New York, on Long Island, and was formally established in 1947 at the site of Camp Upton, a former U.S. Army base.

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BSI Group

BSI Group, also known as the British Standards Institution (BSI), is the national standards body of the United Kingdom.

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Building envelope

A building envelope is the physical separator between the conditioned and unconditioned environment of a building including the resistance to air, water, heat, light, and noiseSyed, Asif.

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Building insulation

Building insulation is any object in a building used as insulation for any purpose.

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Carton

A carton is a box or container usually made of paperboard and sometimes of corrugated fiberboard.

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Caulking

Caulking is both the processes and material (also called sealant) to seal joints or seams in various structures and some types of piping.

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Clothing

Clothing (also known as clothes and attire) is a collective term for garments, items worn on the body.

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CNN

Cable News Network (CNN) is an American basic cable and satellite television news channel and an independent subsidiary of AT&T's WarnerMedia.

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Construction

Construction is the process of constructing a building or infrastructure.

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Construction Specifications Institute

The Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) is an organization that keeps and changes the standardization of construction language as it pertains to building specifications.

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Damp (structural)

Structural dampness is the presence of unwanted moisture in the structure of a building, either the result of intrusion from outside or condensation from within the structure.

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Damp proofing

Damp proofing in construction is a type of moisture control applied to building walls and floors to prevent moisture from passing into the interior spaces.

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Digital camera

A digital camera or digicam is a camera that captures photographs in digital memory.

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Domestic roof construction

Domestic roof construction is the framing and roof covering which is found on most suburban detached houses in cold and temperate climates.

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Durable water repellent

Durable water repellent, or DWR, is a coating added to fabrics at the factory to make them water-resistant (or hydrophobic).

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Earth sheltering

Earth sheltering is the architectural practice of using earth against building walls for external thermal mass, to reduce heat loss, and to easily maintain a steady indoor air temperature.

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EPDM rubber

EPDM rubber (ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber), a type of synthetic rubber, is an elastomer characterized by a wide range of applications.

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Flashing (weatherproofing)

Flashing refers to thin pieces of impervious material installed to prevent the passage of water into a structure from a joint or as part of a ''weather resistant barrier'' (WRB) system.

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Flat roof

A flat roof is a roof which is almost level in contrast to the many types of sloped roofs.

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Gasket

gasket A gasket is a mechanical seal which fills the space between two or more mating surfaces, generally to prevent leakage from or into the joined objects while under compression.

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Geomembrane

A geomembrane is very low permeability synthetic membrane liner or barrier used with any geotechnical engineering related material so as to control fluid (or gas) migration in a human-made project, structure, or system.

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High-density polyethylene

High-density polyethylene (HDPE) or polyethylene high-density (PEHD) is a polyethylene thermoplastic made from petroleum.

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Hiking apparel

Hiking apparel is clothing suitable for hiking, including trousers, sweaters, underwear, and hiking boots.

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Housewrap

Housewrap (or house wrap) generally denotes a synthetic material used to protect buildings.

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Hydrophobe

In chemistry, hydrophobicity is the physical property of a molecule (known as a hydrophobe) that is seemingly repelled from a mass of water.

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Hydrostatic head

When generating hydropower, the head is the distance that a given water source has to fall before the point where power is generated.

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Hypalon

In polymer science, Hypalon is a trademark for chlorosulfonated polyethylene (CSPE) synthetic rubber (CSM) noted for its resistance to chemicals, temperature extremes, and ultraviolet light.

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Ice dam (roof)

An ice dam is an ice build-up on the eaves of sloped roofs of heated buildings that results from melting snow under a snow pack reaching the eave and freezing there.

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IP Code

The IP Code, International Protection Marking, IEC standard 60529, sometimes interpreted as Ingress Protection Marking, classifies and rates the degree of protection provided against intrusion (body parts such as hands and fingers), dust, accidental contact, and water by mechanical casings and electrical enclosures.

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Liquid roofing

Liquid Roofing is the process of waterproofing a roof by the application of a specialist liquid roof coating.

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MasterFormat

MasterFormat is a standard for organizing specifications and other written information for commercial and institutional building projects in the U.S. and Canada.

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Membrane

A membrane is a selective barrier; it allows some things to pass through but stops others.

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Moisture vapor transmission rate

Moisture vapor transmission rate (MVTR), also water vapor transmission rate (WVTR), is a measure of the passage of water vapor through a substance.

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Mold

A mold or mould (is a fungus that grows in the form of multicellular filaments called hyphae.

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Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology ("nanotech") is manipulation of matter on an atomic, molecular, and supramolecular scale.

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Nanotextured surface

A nanotextured surface (NTS) is a surface which is covered with nano-sized structures.

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O-ring

An O-ring, also known as a packing, or a toric joint, is a mechanical gasket in the shape of a torus; it is a loop of elastomer with a round cross-section, designed to be seated in a groove and compressed during assembly between two or more parts, creating a seal at the interface.

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Permeation

In physics and engineering, permeation (also called imbuing) is the penetration of a permeate (such as a liquid, gas, or vapor) through a solid.

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Pitch (resin)

Pitch is a name for any of a number of viscoelastic polymers.

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Polyethylene

Polyethylene or polythene (abbreviated PE; IUPAC name polyethene or poly(ethylene)) is the most common plastic.

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Polymer

A polymer (Greek poly-, "many" + -mer, "part") is a large molecule, or macromolecule, composed of many repeated subunits.

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Polyvinyl chloride

Polyvinyl chloride, also known as polyvinyl or '''vinyl''', commonly abbreviated PVC, is the world's third-most widely produced synthetic plastic polymer, after polyethylene and polypropylene.

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Pond liner

A pond liner is an impermeable geomembrane used for retention of liquids, including the lining of reservoirs, retention basins, hazardous and nonhazardous surface impoundments, garden ponds and artificial streams in parks and gardens.

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Raincoat

A raincoat or slicker is a waterproof or water-resistant coat worn to protect the body from rain.

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Siding

Siding or wall cladding is the protective material attached to the exterior side of a wall of a house or other building.

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Sika AG

Sika AG is a specialty chemical company for building and motor vehicle supplies, headquartered in Baar, Switzerland.

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Soundproofing

Soundproofing is any means of reducing the sound pressure with respect to a specified sound source and receptor.

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Tar

Tar is a dark brown or black viscous liquid of hydrocarbons and free carbon, obtained from a wide variety of organic materials through destructive distillation.

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Tar paper

Tar paper is a heavy-duty paper used in construction.

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Tent

A tent is a shelter consisting of sheets of fabric or other material draped over, attached to a frame of poles or attached to a supporting rope.

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The Raincoats

The Raincoats are a British post-punk and experimental rock band.

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Truscon Laboratories

Truscon Laboratories was a research and development chemical laboratory of the Trussed Concrete Steel Company ("Truscon") of Detroit, Michigan.

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Turbo seal

Invented in 1995, Turbo Seal is a first generation single component, polymer rubber with infused adhesives.

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Underwater

Underwater refers to the region below the surface of water where the water exists in a natural feature (called a body of water) such as an ocean, sea, lake, pond, or river.

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United States Department of Energy

The United States Department of Energy (DOE) is a cabinet-level department of the United States Government concerned with the United States' policies regarding energy and safety in handling nuclear material.

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Vapor barrier

A vapor barrier (or vapour barrier) is any material used for damp proofing, typically a plastic or foil sheet, that resists diffusion of moisture through the wall, floor, ceiling, or roof assemblies of buildings to prevent interstitial condensation and of packaging.

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Waders (footwear)

Waders refers to a waterproof boot extending from the foot to the chest, traditionally made from vulcanised rubber, but available in more modern PVC, neoprene and Gore-Tex variants.

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Water Resistant mark

Water Resistant is a common mark stamped on the back of wrist watches to indicate how well a watch is sealed against the ingress of water.

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Water vapor

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Waterproof fabric

Waterproof fabrics are fabrics that are inherently, or have been treated to become, resistant to penetration by water and wetting.

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Waterproof paper

Waterproof paper is a type of paper that is good for outdoor, marine, field use and general wet environments.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterproofing

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