SIKABIT® W-15 WATERPROOFING FOR BASEMENT

SIKABIT® W-15
WATERPROOFING FOR BASEMENT
SIKABIT® W-15
WATERPROOFING FOR BASEMENT
SIKABIT® W-15 is a cross-laminated, high performance, flexible PE film,
adhered on both sides with a modified bitumen compound.
Rolls of 1.0 x 20 m
Packed in woven bags

TECHNICAL PROPERTIES
Item Unit SikaBit® W-15 Test Method
Thickness [mm] 1.5 (±10%) NA
Tensile strength [N/mm] 4 (±10%) ASTM D412*
Elongation [%] 200 (±10%) ASTM D412*
Lap peel resistance [N/m] 700 (±10%) ASTM D1876
Resistance to hydrostatic head [m] 70 (±10%) ASTM D5385
Flexibility at low temperature [-] pass ASTM D1970*
Cycling over crack [-] pass ASTM C836*

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Build-Up
 Release liner
 Modified bitumen
 Carrier film
 Modified bitumen
 Release liner
PEEL TESTING
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WATERPROOFING FOR BASEMENT

Wall (post applied)

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WATERPROOFING FOR BASEMENT
One membrane!
Wet-applied technology -> reduce time of construction
Fully-bonded technology -> no water under membrane
Fully-bonded technology -> No tearing when settlement of basement

No lateral water flow with SikaBit W-15

Localized
damage (if any)
Limited lateral water
underflow

Lateral water flow with on loosely laid

membrane

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LEGEND
I) Rough, watered
concrete substrate
II) SikaBit® W1 slurry
III) Membrane
SikaBit® W-15
IV) Strong physical /
chemical bond
I) II) III) IV)

The SikaBit® W-15 waterproofing membrane reacts with the fresh SikaBit® W1 slurry to form a
permanent, strong physical and chemical bond.

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6)

5)

4)
3)
2)

1)
1) Soil substrate
2) Lean concrete
3) SikaBit® W-15 membrane
4) Strong physical / chemical bond
5) Protection concrete
6) Reinforced concrete

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4)

6) 7) 3) 8) 9)

RETAINING WALL (POST-APPLIED)

3) SikaBit® W-15 membrane
4) Strong physical / chemical bond
6) Reinforced concrete
7) SikaBit® W1 slurry
8) Protection layer
9) Soil backfilling

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9)

8)
3)
4)
7)

6)

PODIUM (POST-APPLIED)
3) SikaBit® W-15 membrane
4) Strong physical / chemical bond
6) Reinforced concrete
7) SikaBit® W1 slurry
8) Protection layer
9) Soil backfilling

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PRE-APPLICATION (SLAB)
COMPACTED SOIL BASE LAYER

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LEAN CONCRETE / BLINDING LAYER

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Seam release liner removed

Sikabit® W-15 loosely laid to the

blinding layer
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Sikabit® W-15 second membrane

adhered in the overlap area to the
first layer of Sikabit® W-15
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RELEASE LINER IS REMOVED (BEFORE PLACING THE PROTECTION CONCRETE)

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PROTECTION CONCRETE (50MM THICK IN GOOD QUALITY MINIMUM C20)

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RUGASOL® -G (PRODUCING A MECHANICAL KEY BETWEEN CONCRETE AND
STRUCTURAL CONCRETE)

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RUGASOL® -G (AFTER POWER WASHED)

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STRUCTURAL CONCRETE

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Structural concrete

Rugasol® -G

Protection concrete
(50mm thick in good quality
minimum c20)

Compacted soil base layer SikaBit® W-15

Lean concrete /
blinding layer

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POST-APPLICATION (WALL)
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WATERPROOFING FOR BASEMENT

Concrete structural
Bonding slurry SikaBit®-1 slurry

Waterproofing membrane SikaBit W-15

SikaBit W-15 release liner

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APPLICATION
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WATERPROOFING FOR BASEMENT
WET APPLIED BITUMEN MEMBRANES

”… the concrete substrate needs to be wet …”

SikaBit-1 slurry is used to bond the SikaBit® W-15

waterproofing membrane to the concrete
substrate.

Minimum surface preparation and fast installation

process.

 full surface bonding.

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Application for basement wall

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Application for ground slab

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WATERPROOFING FOR BASEMENT

Application for basement slab

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Application of SikaBit W-15 for basement slab (at about -18.0 m)

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Application of SikaBit W-15 foundation

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WATERPROOFING FOR BASEMENT

Application of SikaBit W-15 foundation

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WATERPROOFING FOR BASEMENT

Application of SikaBit W-15 foundation

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Application of SikaBit W-15 for basement

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WATERPROOFING FOR BASEMENT

Application of SikaBit W-15 for basement

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Application of SikaBit W-15 for surpass tunnel

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Application of SikaBit W-15 for surpass tunnel

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Application of SikaBit W-15 for basement wall

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TOOLING
CUTTING TOOLS
 Knife  Scissors

Trimming blade straight and hook

MEASUREMENT
ELECTRIC MIXING
 Hand Mixer  Mixer for drill
METAL TROWEL / SPATULA WITH 5MM TO 8MM TEETH
ROLLERS
JOINT WATERPROOFING

Imagine if there was

a carpark in this area

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Sika® Waterbar
Flexible PVC Waterstop

AREAS OF APPLICATIONS:
• Construction joints
• Expansion Joints
• Joints of Slab on Grades

Labyrinth principle:
Enlarged way for the
water around the
waterbar reduces water
flow until it stops.

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Sika® Waterbar
Flexible PVC Waterstop

“O” Profile (Expansion Joints)

“AR” Profile
“V” Profile
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Sika® Hydrotite CJ Type
A Hydrophilic Swellable Rubber Combination
Material for Sealing Site Formed Concrete Joints
CHARACTERISTICS:
• Simple , effective, and economical Hydrophilic
rubber combination material for sealing joints Outer layer: Expansion
delay coating
AREA OF APPLICATION:
• For NON-MOVEMENT Joints

W: 25mm; H:7mm

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Sikadur® Combiflex
High-Performance Joint Sealant

CHARACTERISTICS:
 Versatile, simple and economical solution
 Easy application
 Exceptional adhesion on common building
materials
 Permanently elastic
Sikadur® Combiflex
High Performance Joint Sealing System
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