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Standard Guide for Performance Attributes of Waterproofing Membranes Applied to Below-Grade Walls / Vertical Surfaces (Enclosing Interior Spaces)

Standard Guide for Performance Attributes of Waterproofing Membranes Applied to Below-Grade Walls / Vertical Surfaces (Enclosing Interior Spaces)

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
4.1 A waterproofing membrane should maintain its watertight integrity for the life of the building in a continuously or intermittently moist environment and may be subject to continuous or intermittent hydrostatic pressure. It should resist chemicals that can harm the membrane and root growth. This guide lists minimum performance attributes required of waterproofing membranes applied to below-grade walls. Products not previously used as waterproofing membrane materials require additional tests beyond the scope of this guide. This guide is not intended for use on in-service waterproofing materials. Waterproofing membranes and other components should conform to ASTM product standards, if available.  
4.2 Limitations—Prior to use and in service, waterproofing may be exposed to a variety of conditions so no one test will provide evaluations related to performance for all exposures. Neither will all tests be necessary in all evaluations for specific exposures.
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1.1 This guide lists test methods intended to establish a minimum level of acceptable performance attributes for reinforced or laminated waterproofing membranes applied to below-grade walls.  
1.2 This guide does not include cementitious, integral, or bentonite waterproofing systems.  
1.3 This guide does not include membranes applied under slabs on grade or on suspended slabs below grade or applied to soil retaining systems, water containment structures, or tunnels.  
1.4 It is not possible to establish a precise correlation between laboratory tests on waterproofing membranes and performance attributes after installation due to variations in chemicals in the soil, design, material, and installation.  
1.5 The values stated in either inch-pound or SI units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in non-conformance with the standard.  
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

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Status
Historical
Publication Date
30-Jun-2014
ICS
91.120.30 - Waterproofing
Technical Committee
D08 - Roofing and Waterproofing
Drafting Committee
D08.22 - Waterproofing and Dampproofing Systems
Current Stage
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Designation:D7832/D7832M −14
Standard Guide for
Performance Attributes of Waterproofing Membranes
Applied to Below-Grade Walls / Vertical Surfaces (Enclosing
1
Interior Spaces)
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D7832/D7832M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the
year of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last
reapproval. A superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope Applied Waterproofing Membrane
C1522 Test Method for Extensibility After Heat Aging of
1.1 This guide lists test methods intended to establish a
Cold Liquid-Applied Elastomeric Waterproofing Mem-
minimum level of acceptable performance attributes for rein-
branes
forced or laminated waterproofing membranes applied to
D95 Test Method for Water in Petroleum Products and
below-grade walls.
Bituminous Materials by Distillation
1.2 This guide does not include cementitious, integral, or
D471 Test Method for Rubber Property—Effect of Liquids
bentonite waterproofing systems.
D543 Practices for Evaluating the Resistance of Plastics to
1.3 This guide does not include membranes applied under
Chemical Reagents
slabs on grade or on suspended slabs below grade or applied to
D570 Test Method for Water Absorption of Plastics
soil retaining systems, water containment structures, or tun-
D896 Practice for Resistance of Adhesive Bonds to Chemi-
nels.
cal Reagents
1.4 It is not possible to establish a precise correlation
D903 Test Method for Peel or Stripping Strength of Adhe-
between laboratory tests on waterproofing membranes and
sive Bonds
performance attributes after installation due to variations in
D1079 Terminology Relating to Roofing and Waterproofing
chemicals in the soil, design, material, and installation.
D1204 Test Method for Linear Dimensional Changes of
1.5 The values stated in either inch-pound or SI units are to Nonrigid Thermoplastic Sheeting or Film at Elevated
Temperature
be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each
system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system D1790 Test Method for Brittleness Temperature of Plastic
shall be used independently of the other. Combining values
Sheeting by Impact
from the two systems may result in non-conformance with the
D4551 Specification for Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Plastic
standard.
Flexible Concealed Water-Containment Membrane
D5147 Test Methods for Sampling and Testing Modified
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the Bituminous Sheet Material
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- D5385 Test Method for Hydrostatic Pressure Resistance of
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
Waterproofing Membranes
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
D5636 Test Method for Low Temperature Unrolling of Felt
or Sheet Roofing and Waterproofing Materials
2. Referenced Documents
D5683 Test Method for Flexibility of Roofing and Water-
2
proofing Materials and Membranes
2.1 ASTM Standards:
D5849 Test Method for Evaluating Resistance of Modified
C1305 Test Method for Crack Bridging Ability of Liquid-
Bituminous Roofing Membrane to Cyclic Fatigue (Joint
Displacement)
1
This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D08 on Roofing and
D6134 Specification for Vulcanized Rubber Sheets Used in
Waterproofing and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D08.22 on Water-
Waterproofing Systems
proofing and Dampproofing Systems.
D7234 Test Method for Pull-OffAdhesion Strength of Coat-
Current edition approved July 1, 2014. Published July 2014. DOI: 10.1520/
D7832_D7832M-14.
ings on Concrete Using Portable Pull-Off Adhesion Tes-
2
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
ters
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
D7281 Test Method for Determining Water Migration Re-
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. sistance Through Roof Membranes
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D7832/D7832M−14
E154 Test Methods for Water Vapor Retarders Used in provide evaluations related to performance for all exposures.
Contact with Earth Under Concrete Slabs, on Walls, or as Neither will all tests be necessary in all evaluations for specific
Ground Cover exposures.
E1745 Specification for Plastic Water Vapor Retarders Used
5. Waterproofing Membrane Classifications
in Contact with Soil or Granular Fill under Concrete Slabs
3
5.1 Type of Material:
2.2 International Codes Council:
5.1.1 Type I—Bituminous
Internatio
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Standard Test Method for Hygroscopic Sorption Isotherms of Building Materials

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
4.1 The purpose of these tests is to obtain, for a specified temperature, by means of a specified laboratory procedure, the values of the equilibrium moisture content at various levels of RH. These values are used either as means to characterize the material or as material characteristics needed as input to appropriate computer models that can simulate wetting or drying potential of individual building materials or material assemblies under specified environmental conditions.  
4.2 A specified value of the equilibrium moisture content can also be used for material characterization. If this type of material characterization is called for in a material specification (for example, mineral or cellulose fiber insulation), the equilibrium at 95 ± 3 %RH shall be used.  
4.3 For ease and repeatability of measurements, the measurements for characterization are performed on adsorption isotherms. Though desorption is the reverse of adsorption, most porous materials reach different equilibrium levels during these two processes. Usually, the equilibrium moisture content on the desorption isotherm is higher than that on the adsorption isotherm for the same level of RH.
SCOPE
1.1 This test method specifies a laboratory procedure for the determination of hygroscopic sorption isotherms of any construction materials. The method was originally developed for the ASTM Thermal Insulation committee.  
1.2 For material characterization, the primary emphasis is on the adsorption isotherm (that is, sorption isotherm that describes the wetting process of the material from the oven-dry condition).  
1.3 Determination of desorption isotherm, (that is, sorption isotherm that describes the drying process of a material from the state of absolute saturation with water) is performed when information on drying characteristics of construction materials is required. Typically both adsorption and desorption isotherms are required for the purpose of hygrothermal models.  
1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.  
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.  
1.6 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.

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