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DPC Habib
DPC Habib
come up which is called damp proof course or DPC. Damp proof courses are provided
at various levels of entry of damp into a building. Provision of DPC prevents of entry of
moisture from walls floors and basement of a building.
Causes of dampness
Rising of moisture from the ground.
Rain travel from wall tops.
Heavy rain shower on external walls.
Poor drainage, imperfec t orientation, imperfect roof slope, defective construction
etc.
Bricks have a porous structure. The pores of bricks are interconnected to form
capillaries. That is why bricks suck dampness from soil underneath and pump it to
upper parts of the building due to capillary force.
If there is direct contact between the underneath brickwork and brickwork of the super
structure whole of the building will be affected.
D.P.C is provided on all the walls which are continuous above plinth level.
Definition:
The access and penetration of moisture content into building through its walls, floor, roof
etc. is called dampness in buildings.
Corbels
This is provided in internal side of roofs
For decoration
For preventing dampness
Rising damp is caused by capillary action drawing moisture up through the porous
elements of a building's fabric. Rising damp, and some penetrating damp, can be caused
by faults to, or the absence of a damp-proof course (DPC) or damp-proof membrane
(DPM).
For internal wall we only provide horizontal DPC ( 175 kg/cm 2 standard pressure
for bitumen )
Three layers of bitumen is provided
You should provide a mortar layer before DPC
Types of DPC
There are two types of DPC
1. Flexible DPC: It is DPC when load doesn’t crack e.g. Polythene and Bitumen
2. Rigid DPC: It is DPC when loaded; it cracks e.g. Rich cement concrete 1:2:4
Three layers