Bikol® SWELLSTRIP is made of natural sodium bentonite and a special organic binder that gives the product a good plastic and elastic consistency.
Bikol® SWELLSTRIP is a sealing strip that finds its best application in building to assure a perfect horizontal and vertical waterproofing of underground cold joints in concrete structures, subjected both to hydrostatic and non-hydrostatic conditions.
Characteristics:
- Bikol® SWELLSTRIP swells when in contact with water, sealing the empty voids caused by concrete shrinkage or possible movements of the structure under the water pressure.
- Bikol® SWELLSTRIP increases its volume when engaged by water, but never disintegrates, even when left in free swelling conditions.
- Bikol® SWELLSTRIP will not require any confining cages and will not start to swell with water contained in the concrete mix, consequently leaving the shape of its housing unmodified.
- Bikol® SWELLSTRIP may undergo subsequent cycles of wet and dry conditions maintaining, with time, its property to swell when in contact with water.
Method of application:
Bikol® SWELLSTRIP is ready and easy to use and requires only simple surface cleaning of loose particles (concrete bits, sand, gravel and other dirt) from the application area, requiring no additional surface smoothing.
The strip is simply placed in the centre of the cold joint and secured with nails placed in 25 cm intervals. If the surface on which the strip is to be placed is very rough, the adhesion process can be aided by simply pressing the strip down by hand or using a hammer to tap down on a wooden rod laid over the strip.
When adjoining two subsequent strips, head by tail, do allow 5-6 cm of side contact between the two ends.
Packaging:
Section about mm 20x25
Carton box contains 6 rolls of 5 m each (total 30 m)
Weight of the box 25 kg
Pallet of 30 boxes (total 900 m)
Product for professional use only.
