Infrastructure waterproofing starts with sound concrete and ends with the membrane. On bridge decks, podiums and parking decks, Armstrong RAINPROOF PWR 690, PHB 660 and PHW 600 polyurea form a thick, seamless membrane over a primed deck. In tunnels, dams, canals and STP or ETP tanks, ROOFCOAT FLEXI 100, ROOFBOND RFX PLUS 210, ROOFCOAT PU 2K and the ROOFEX crystalline range line the face the water touches. Cracks are injected and joints sealed with ROOFEX-SEAL PS first.
By Armstrong Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. · ISO 9001:2015 certified · Protecting buildings, roofs and structures since 1982
Infrastructure waterproofing covers bridge deck waterproofing, tunnel waterproofing, podium and parking deck waterproofing, dams and canals, and STP and ETP tanks. The structures differ, but the questions an engineer asks are the same: which face the water touches, what traffic or cover goes over the membrane, how long the structure can be closed, and what state the concrete is in. Armstrong manufactures polyurea coating, polyurethane, cementitious and crystalline systems, injection grouts and joint sealants for this work. Six checks decide the specification.
That is the positive side, and it is waterproofed first. Where it cannot be reached, as in a tunnel in service, the inside face is treated instead.
A wearing course, a screed, ballast, soil or nothing. That decides the thickness and toughness needed.
A deck with a traffic block of a few hours needs a spray polyurea that gels in seconds. New construction can take a slower system.
Cracks, spalls, exposed steel, honeycombs and running leaks are all repaired before any primer goes on.
Sewage, effluent, sea water and sulphates need a lining that is listed for them.
Expansion joints get a sealant sized for the movement. A membrane is not carried rigidly across a moving joint.
Match the structure to one route. Each route takes you to its section.
The membrane is the last step, not the first. Sound concrete, sealed joints and a primed surface come before it, and the structure is repaired wherever a repair will hold.
Send us the structure, the drawings or photographs, the exposure and the shutdown available. An Armstrong expert will recommend a system with its data sheets and test reports. Toll free 1800 103 2034. Armstrong manufactures infrastructure waterproofing chemicals and polyurea coatings in Bengaluru and supplies them all across India, with South India as its major hub.
Written by the technical team at Armstrong Chemicals Pvt. Ltd., an ISO 9001:2015 certified manufacturer of construction and waterproofing chemicals in Bengaluru, with more than 200 products. Armstrong has been protecting buildings, roofs and structures since 1982 and supplies all across India, with South India as its major hub.
The methods on this page are Armstrong's standard procedures. Doses, thicknesses and the number of coats are adjusted to the conditions on each site. Load-bearing repairs and strengthening are designed by a structural engineer.
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Infrastructure waterproofing starts with sound concrete and ends with the membrane. On bridge decks, podiums and parking decks, Armstrong RAINPROOF PWR 690, PHB 660 and PHW 600 polyurea form a thick, seamless membrane over a primed deck. In tunnels, dams, canals and STP or ETP tanks, ROOFCOAT FLEXI 100, ROOFBOND RFX PLUS 210, ROOFCOAT PU 2K and the ROOFEX crystalline range line the face the water touches. Cracks are injected and joints sealed with ROOFEX-SEAL PS first.
By Armstrong Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. · ISO 9001:2015 certified · Protecting buildings, roofs and structures since 1982
Infrastructure waterproofing covers bridge deck waterproofing, tunnel waterproofing, podium and parking deck waterproofing, dams and canals, and STP and ETP tanks. The structures differ, but the questions an engineer asks are the same: which face the water touches, what traffic or cover goes over the membrane, how long the structure can be closed, and what state the concrete is in. Armstrong manufactures polyurea coating, polyurethane, cementitious and crystalline systems, injection grouts and joint sealants for this work. Six checks decide the specification.
That is the positive side, and it is waterproofed first. Where it cannot be reached, as in a tunnel in service, the inside face is treated instead.
A wearing course, a screed, ballast, soil or nothing. That decides the thickness and toughness needed.
A deck with a traffic block of a few hours needs a spray polyurea that gels in seconds. New construction can take a slower system.
Cracks, spalls, exposed steel, honeycombs and running leaks are all repaired before any primer goes on.
Sewage, effluent, sea water and sulphates need a lining that is listed for them.
Expansion joints get a sealant sized for the movement. A membrane is not carried rigidly across a moving joint.
Match the structure to one route. Each route takes you to its section.
The membrane is the last step, not the first. Sound concrete, sealed joints and a primed surface come before it, and the structure is repaired wherever a repair will hold.
Armstrong makes polyurea, polyurethane, cementitious and crystalline systems, and each is right for a different structure and condition. Answer three questions for a starting point. The project engineer and an Armstrong expert confirm the specification.
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Before any product goes on, remove all loose, old and flaking material and repair the concrete. This is a starting point, and an Armstrong expert confirms the final choice after seeing the site.
Every product below suits this job. Pick the one that fits the site, or ask an Armstrong expert to choose with you.
A deck membrane has to stop water and chlorides reaching the steel in the slab, stay bonded under traffic, and be laid in a short closure. Polyurea suits this because it is 100% solids, so the thickness applied is the thickness that stays, and it cures fast into a thick, seamless, elastic film. Armstrong makes three hybrid polyurea coatings. All three are listed for bridge decks. They differ in how they are applied and how fast they cure.
A podium carries paving, planters and fire tenders over occupied space. A parking deck takes tyres, oil and turning loads. Several Armstrong systems are listed for them, and each suits the job. Pick by what goes on top and how the deck is used, and an Armstrong expert helps you choose. The balcony and podium waterproofing page covers residential podiums in detail.
On exposed roofs and podiums, SUMMERSHIELD COOL 666 is recommended as a heat reflective top coat over RAINPROOF PWR 690.
Below ground the water comes from outside and pushes in. The best place for the waterproofing is the outside face, the positive side, and that is only open during construction. In a tunnel, underpass or station box already in service, the inside face is the only one that can be reached, so the treatment has to hold against water pressure from behind. Building basements are covered on the basement waterproofing page and earth-retaining walls on the retaining wall waterproofing page.
On an earth-facing RCC wall with the outside open, the Armstrong procedure is: clean the face mechanically, pack honeycombs and voids, and seal tie-rod holes, shutter joints and pipe entries flush with a putty of ROOFBOND SBR 401, cement and graded sand at 1:1:1. Then apply the membrane, such as ROOFCOAT FLEXI 100 or ROOFBOND RFX PLUS 210, and protect the work with a mortar screed or protection board before backfilling.
Rock bolts and anchors are covered on the grouting and anchoring page.
A water-retaining structure is made watertight in three layers of defence: dense concrete, treated joints, and a lining on the face the water touches. The lining is positive-side waterproofing, and it comes first. A coating on the dry face is a second barrier and does not replace it.
When water leaks, seeps or sweats through porous, honeycombed or cracked concrete, it has to be stopped inside the concrete first. This is the standard negative-side method for tanks, pools, basements, lift pits and retaining walls. A lining laid over concrete that is still seeping is pushed off by the water behind it: it blisters, lifts and fails. Grouting through drilled holes fills the internal voids and capillaries along the path of the water, so the surface is dry and sound before the coating or membrane goes on. Doses, thicknesses and coats are the standard figures; the site and the exposure decide where they move.
Most structures that need waterproofing also need repair. The order is fixed: stop running water, inject the cracks, remove all loose and damaged concrete, treat the steel, rebuild, reseal the joints, and only then apply a membrane. Repair is always tried first. Re-decking a bridge or relining a whole structure is the extreme case, taken only when a structural engineer finds the concrete beyond repair.
Doses, thicknesses and the number of coats change with the surface, the exposure and the site. Use this as the standard sequence and adjust it to the job. This is how large concrete faces on a bridge project were coated with a grey rubberised membrane.
Doses, thicknesses and the number of coats change with the surface, the exposure and the site. Use this as the standard sequence and adjust it to the job. This is the sequence used on distressed baffle blocks of a weir.
Joint design is covered on the expansion joint sealing page, resin choice on injection grouting, spalled concrete on structural concrete repair, and exposed structural steel on steel rust protection. Large-movement bridge deck expansion joints use purpose-made mechanical joint systems. The sealants above are for pavement, kerb, tank and other small-movement joints. A structural engineer confirms any load-bearing repair before it is specified.
Every system below is used on infrastructure. They are different chemistries for different conditions, and none is a lesser product. Polyurea and polyurethane are the premium options.
Armstrong's product portfolio lists RAINPROOF PWR 690 as CPWD and Central Infrastructure approved. Armstrong's brochure records appreciation from hydel and thermal power projects and from MES and Panchayat Raj and R&B works, and Armstrong serves as technical training faculty for BIS, ESCI, NAC and MES. The brochure also lists metro rail, hydel and thermal power, and MES works among its projects. Ask Armstrong for the test reports and approval letters your project needs.
Approximate quantities for 1,000 sq.m (10,764 sq.ft) of deck, wall or tank surface, worked out from each product's stated consumption on a smooth, prepared surface. Upturns, rough concrete and spray loss add to this. An Armstrong expert confirms the final quantity after seeing the site.
The three polyureas are the deck membranes. The cementitious and crystalline coatings are for tunnels, tanks and other linings. Where a membrane or crystalline coating will follow, the curing compound film is removed by grinding or blasting during surface preparation.
Enter the area to be coated and, if you wish, the length of cracks to be sealed. Quantities only.
This is an estimate of material only, worked out from each product's stated coverage on a smooth, prepared surface. Rough or porous surfaces use more, so allow about 10% extra. Crack sealing, patch repair, plaster, coving and tiling materials are not included. An Armstrong expert confirms the final quantity after seeing the site.
A polyurea membrane on the repaired and primed deck. Armstrong makes RAINPROOF PWR 690, applied by brush, roller or airless spray at 1.2 to 2.0 mm, and two spray polyureas, RAINPROOF PHB 660 and RAINPROOF PHW 600. Cracks are filled with ROOFCRETE EP or sealed with ROOFEXSEAL PU 212 before priming.
It is 100% solids, so the thickness applied stays in the cured film. It cures fast into a thick, seamless, elastic membrane that bonds strongly to concrete and resists abrasion, so the closure can be kept short.
RAINPROOF PHB 660 gels in 5 to 10 seconds and is walkable in 2 minutes, with full mechanical strength in 24 to 48 hours. RAINPROOF PHW 600 is walkable in 10 minutes. RAINPROOF PWR 690 is walkable in 1 to 3 hours. The wearing course and the opening to vehicles follow the project specification.
Both are elastic, seamless membranes. Polyurea reacts much faster, is usually sprayed with heated two-component equipment and builds thickness in one pass. Polyurethane cures more slowly and is applied by roller or brush in layers. Armstrong's RAINPROOF polyureas are hybrids of the two.
When the outside face cannot be reached, running leaks are injected with a PU grout, then a crystalline coating such as ROOFEX or ROOFEX 2K 711 is applied in two coats on the dampened inside face. ROOFEX 2K 711 resists 10 to 12 bar and is listed for tunnels and canals.
Water-reactive PU injection. RAPIDSTRONG GROUT PU or RAPIDSTRONG GROUT PFC 79 is pumped through packers into the leaking crack or joint, reacts with the water and expands to seal it. Where the crack also needs strength, RAPIDSTRONG GROUT VM 99 or RAPIDSTRONG GROUT PCR 89 is used.
A lining on the face the liquid touches. ROOFCOAT PU 2K is listed for STPs and sewage structures, and ROOFEX, ROOFEX XL, ROOFEX 2K 711 and ROOFEX COP are crystalline coatings listed for sewage and effluent treatment plants. The choice depends on the liquid, so ask an Armstrong expert.
Positive side is the face the water touches: the top of a deck, the outside of a basement, the inside of a tank. Negative side is the opposite, dry face. Positive-side waterproofing comes first. Negative-side treatment is used where the wet face cannot be reached.
ROOFEX-SEAL PS, a two-part polysulphide, takes joints of 6 to 25 mm in one application and resists petrol, diesel and jet fuel. RAINSEAL BS is an elastomeric bitumen sealant for road, runway and bridge deck joints, and ROOFEXSEAL PU 212 takes ±25% movement. Large-movement bridge deck expansion joints use mechanical joint systems, not a poured or gunned sealant.
RAINPROOF PWR 690 is applied at 1.2 to 2.0 mm, and RAINPROOF PHW 600 at 1.5 mm in a single pass. The project specification sets the final figure.
Yes. SHINESHIELD WP 305 is the primer recommended under RAINPROOF PWR 690, one coat at a minimum of 0.15 mm. New concrete is left for at least 28 days before priming.
Yes. ROOFCRETE EUW is a structural epoxy mortar mixed on the surface, placed by hand or trowel under water and compacted against the substrate. It cures under water in 48 to 72 hours.
ROOFPLAST SA 80 is an alkali-free liquid accelerator dosed at the nozzle at 1 to 3 kg per 50 kg bag of cement. RAPIDSTRONG SG 88 gives a non-sagging mix for overhead work, and ALSTRONG FS 334 suits wet ground.
Armstrong is ISO 9001:2015 certified. Its portfolio lists RAINPROOF PWR 690 as CPWD and Central Infrastructure approved, and its brochure lists metro rail, hydel and thermal power, and MES works. Approvals are specific to a product, a department and a date, so ask Armstrong for the current approval letters and test reports for your project.
Send us the structure, the drawings or photographs, the exposure and the shutdown available. An Armstrong expert will recommend a system with its data sheets and test reports. Toll free 1800 103 2034. Armstrong manufactures infrastructure waterproofing chemicals and polyurea coatings in Bengaluru and supplies them all across India, with South India as its major hub.
Written by the technical team at Armstrong Chemicals Pvt. Ltd., an ISO 9001:2015 certified manufacturer of construction and waterproofing chemicals in Bengaluru, with more than 200 products. Armstrong has been protecting buildings, roofs and structures since 1982 and supplies all across India, with South India as its major hub.
The methods on this page are Armstrong's standard procedures. Doses, thicknesses and the number of coats are adjusted to the conditions on each site. Load-bearing repairs and strengthening are designed by a structural engineer.
Last updated · Questions on this method: toll free 1800 103 2034