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Scope

1.1 This practice covers procedures for selecting, designing, installing, and inspecting flexible, prefabricated sheet membranes in contact with earth or granular fill used as vapor retarders under concrete slabs.

1.2 Conditions subject to frost and either heave or hydrostatic pressure, or both, are beyond the scope of this practice. Vapor retarders are not intended to provide a waterproofing function.

1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.

1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

Significance and Use

Vapor retarders provide a method of limiting water vapor transmission and capillary transport of water upward through concrete slabs on grade, which can adversely affect floor finishes and interior humidity levels.

Adverse impacts include adhesion loss, warping, peeling, and unacceptable appearance of resilient flooring; deterioration of adhesives, ripping or separation of seams, and air bubbles or efflorescence beneath seamed, continuous flooring; damage to flat electrical cable systems, buckling of carpet and carpet tiles, offensive odors, growth of fungi, and undesired increases to interior humidity levels.

Keywords

concrete slabs; vapor; vapor retarder; Prefabricated building materials/applications; Water vapor; concrete slabs; vapor; vapor retarder ^DOI: 10.1520/E1643-11 ^INDEX TERMS: Aggregate fill; Concrete construction materials/applications; Concrete slabs; Earth; Granular fill; Installation--ground water/subsurface devices/applications; Prefabricated building materials/applications; Water vapor; Water vapor retarders; Aggregate fill; Concrete construction materials/applications; Concrete slabs; Earth; Granular fill; Installation--ground water/subsurface devices/applications; Prefabricated building materials/applications; Water vapor; Water vapor retarders; ICS Number Code 91.120.30 (Waterproofing)

To find similar documents by ASTM Volume:

04.11 (Building Constructions (I): E72 - E2110)

To find similar documents by classification:

91.120.30 (Waterproofing Sealing materials, see 91.100.50)

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