REPRESENTED BY:

Muhammad saad
Roll No.

2010-CE-32

Represented To

Engr. Mehbob Ilahi

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TYPES OF DPC
 DAMPNESS
 The penetration of moisture content inside a
building through its walls floors or roof is known
asdampness
HARMFUL EFFECTS OF DAMPNESS
 It causes corrosion of metals used in construction
 It causes floor of building to remain ugly
 It reduces the life of structure as awhole
 It causes peeling off and removal of the plaster
CAUSES OF DAMPNE
 Rain penetration

 Level of site

 Drainability of the soil

 Defective orientation
RISING DAMP

Rising damp is caused by

a natural phenomenon
called ‘capillary action’
wherein ground water is
drawn vertically
upwards through fine
pores in masonry and
brick walls
METHED OF PREVENTING DAMPNESS
• By providing a damp proof course
 The continuous layer an impervious material,
which is provided in between source of dampness
and part of structure is called damp proof course
 To prevent this from occurring, a horizontal
waterproof damp-proof course (DPC) should be
inserted into the walls at a height of no less than
150mm (6in) above any adjacent ground level
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TYPES OF DPC
 There are several types of damp-proof
course, as described below


 Chemical damp-proof course

 Being liquid, a chemical damp-proof course is a far more

practical and less invasive solution than inserting a solid
DPC.
 This involves injecting a silicone-based liquid into the wall
at the suitable height to create a water-repelling layer.
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 SOLID DAMP-PROOF COURSE

A traditional DPC is made of a layer of solid, waterproof

material such as bituminous felt, copper sheet or
polythene. Solid DPCs are considered to be the most
reliable method of resisting groundwater ingress, but they
are difficult to add to a wall after it has been built since
grinding out the mortar coarse can weaken the wall and
risks cutting through pipes and wiring. Therefore, this
approach to damp-proofing is best left for when a wall is
being built from scratch.
A DPC layer should be placed between courses of brick
150mm (6in) above ground level th the exterior and
interior
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POROUS TUBE DAMP-PROOF COURSE

 Small porous clay tubes may be inserted into

rows of closely spaced holes in the mortar
150mm (6in) above ground level, where they
increase the rate of evaporation and therefore
limit the amount of moisture that can rise
above them. Although a simple and inexpensive
approach, this is the least reliable of the damp-
proofing methods.
ELECTRO-OSMOTIC DAMP-PROOF COURSE
 When an electric charge is applied across a body
that contains moisture, the water molecules are
drawn to the negative electrode. This law of
science is used in damp-proofing wherein titanium
electrodes are inserted into the wall, with the
negative cathode at the bottom so that the natural
tendency of water to rise up through the wall is
counteracted and reversed, so the water simply
returns harmlessly back into the ground.
• The electrodes and the wires that connect them are
hidden beneath the mortar that lies between the
relevant courses of brickwork, and are connected to a
power unit, which plugs into a standard 13amp
socket, and maintains the very tiny electric charge
across the masonry, and of course the whole system
must also be earthed.
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