ASTM C1306

ASTM C1306 – Standard Test Method for Hydrostatic Pressure Resistance of a Liquid-Applied Waterproofing Membrane

Description:

Significance and Use

5.1 This test method is used as a screening tool to determine the hydrostatic pressure to which a liquid-applied waterproofing membrane may be subjected without failing when stretched over a crack in the substrate. This test method discriminates between a membrane that is very resistant to hydrostatic pressure and one that is not. Because of the variability inherent in this test method, it is not recommended that this test method be used to set a numerical standard for hydrostatic pressure resistance. No prediction of durability at lower hydrostatic pressures can be made when using the results of this test method.

Scope

1.1 This test method describes a laboratory procedure for determining the resistance of a waterproofing membrane to hydrostatic pressure.

1.2 The committee with jurisdiction over this standard is not aware of any comparable standards published by other organizations.

1.3 There are no ISO standards similar or equivalent to this ASTM standard.

1.4 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound 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 nonconformance with the standard.