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BITUMEN-SATURATED FELT [1 record]

Record 1 2013-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Man-Made Construction Materials
  • Waterproofing (Construction)
  • Roofs (Building Elements)
CONT

built-up roof membrane: A roof membrane consisting of layers of bitumen, which serves as the waterproofing component, with plies of reinforcement fabric installed between each layer. The reinforcement material can consist of bitumen-saturated felt, coated felt, polyester felt or other fabrics. A surfacing is generally applied and can be asphalt, aggregate, emulsion or a granule-surfaced cap sheet.

CONT

Bitumen-impregnated felt is widely used for roof coverings and for damp-proof courses.

OBS

bitumen saturated felt: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • bitumen impregnated felt

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de construction artificiels
  • Étanchéité (Construction)
  • Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
CONT

Imprégné® : Feutre bitumé imprégné à armature en carton feutre, conforme à la Norme [AFNOR] NF P 84-302, type 18 I et 27 I.

CONT

Impregne est utilisé comme produit d'interposition entre le support et l'élément de couverture [...] (couverture en zinc, [...] en cuivre [ou] en plomb]. Impregne est également utilisé dans différents travaux de calorifugeage. Impregne peut être utilisé dans tous les cas prévus pour les feutres bitumés imprégnés.

OBS

feutre bitumé imprégné : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

OBS

Imprégné® : marque déposée de la société Soprema

Key term(s)
  • feutre imprégné de bitume

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