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Waterstop Installation

This document discusses the installation of waterstops made of PVC, neoprene rubber, and thermoplastic rubber. Waterstops must be securely positioned in the concrete formwork and never allowed to fold over during concrete placement. They are typically secured using wire ties to the reinforcing steel. Additionally, any joints or directional changes require heat welding to fuse the ends together to form a continuous waterstop. Proper installation is crucial to prevent water penetration at construction joints.

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Waterstop Installation

This document discusses the installation of waterstops made of PVC, neoprene rubber, and thermoplastic rubber. Waterstops must be securely positioned in the concrete formwork and never allowed to fold over during concrete placement. They are typically secured using wire ties to the reinforcing steel. Additionally, any joints or directional changes require heat welding to fuse the ends together to form a continuous waterstop. Proper installation is crucial to prevent water penetration at construction joints.

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Waterstop installation

PVC/Neoprene Rubber/Thermoplastic Rubber

Waterstops of this type are placed in the concrete formwork and tied or secured to firmly
position the material during concrete placement. It is imperative that the waterstop is never
allowed to fold over during concrete placement. Figure 2.23 shows some typical methods to
secure the waterstop prior to the first concrete placement. Figure 2.24 details the method for
installing waterstop using a keyed joint.

FIGURE 2.23 Securing of PVC waterstop for first concrete placement

FIGURE 2.24 Formwork with keyway joint system. Note the bulb is centered directly in
midpoint of the joint to ensure proper functioning as an expansion joint.

To secure the flange in place for both concrete placements, the waterstop is generally secured
using wires tied to the reinforcing steel every 12 in. The wire should be tied through the first or
second ribs of the waterstop flange, never going beyond the second flange as shown in Fig.
2.25.

FIGURE 2.25 Securing PVC waterstop for second concrete placement


Note that in each of these details the center bulb is directly in the midpoint of the joint. This is
to ensure that the waterstop acts properly as an expansion joint during anystructural movement.

The bulb must never be placed completely in one side of the placement or it will lose all its
capability to act as an expansion material. Nails or any other construction debris should not be
allowed to puncture the waterstop bulb or any part of the flange near the bulb.

When using waterstops at construction joints, material with bulb ends makes securing to
reinforcing steel easier by using wire rings that pass through the bulb but not the flange. Figure
2.26 details the steps using this system for both halves of the concrete placement.

FIGURE 2.26 Placement procedures for end bulb waterstop

Placing PVC and rubber waterstops in the field usually requires some welding to joint ends of
rolls or making necessary changes in plane. Waterstop should never be installed by merely
lapping the ends together. The material must be heat-welded to fuse the ends together by using
manufacturer-supplied splicing irons that melt the ends that are then held together until they
cool, forming one continuous piece. Refer to Fig. 2.27 for a field weld application.
FIGURE 2.27 Field welding operation of PVC waterstop

Testing of failed joints usually reveals that failures were either the cause of improperly
positioned material, Fig. 2.28, (folded over during concrete placement) or where directional
changes occurred in structure that the waterstop did not conform to. Whenever heat welding is
used, the material is adversely affected at this point and its properties are not equal to the
original material. Therefore it is recommended that whenever major directional changes are
designed into a structure, the contractor should secure prefabricated fittings.

FIGURE 2.28 Improperly positioned, placed, and secured waterstop

Waterstop manufacturers will usually provide a variety of premolded splice pieces for
directional changes, as shown in Fig. 2.29. Also, most manufacturers will offer to custom-make
the required splices to ensure the successful applications with their material.

FIGURE 2.29 Typical manufactured PVC waterstop splices and transition pieces

At all penetrations in below-grade slabs or walls, waterstop should also be installed


continuously around the penetration to protect against water penetration. Figure 2.30 details the
use of waterstop installed continuously around a structural steel column that penetrates the
concrete slab over the foundation.
FIGURE 2.30 Waterstop application around structural steel column foundation supports

FIGURE 2.31 Placement of spliced PVC joint in formwork


FIGURE 2.32 Field quality-control procedures ensure successful installation of waterstop

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