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BASEMENT CONSTRUCTION
BASEMENT CONSTRUCTION
DINCEL WALL
DINCEL WALL
DISCLAIMER
The information contained in this document is intended for the use of suitably qualified and
experienced architects and engineers and other building professionals. This information is
not intended to replace design calculations or analysis normally associated with the design
and specification of buildings and their components. The information contained in this
document is not project specific. Building professionals are required to assess construction
site conditions and provide design/details and appropriate safe work method statements
accordingly. Dincel Construction System Pty Ltd accepts no liability for any circumstances
arising from the failure of a specifier or user of any part of Dincel Construction System to
obtain appropriate project specific professional advice about its use and installation or from
failure to adhere to the requirements of appropriate Standards, Codes of Practice, Worker
Health & Safety Act and relevant Building Codes.
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Telephone: (612) 9670 1633 101 Quarry Road Email: construction@dincel.com.au
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PO Box 104, St Clair, NSW 2759
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I N D E X
I N D E X
1. DINCEL WALL BENEFITS
1. DINCEL WALL BENEFITS
2. INTRODUCTION
2. INTRODUCTION
3. BASEMENT WALL BELOW GROUND LEVEL
3. BASEMENT WALL BELOW GROUND LEVEL
4. DOES WATERPROOFING WARRANTY EXIST WITH CONVENTIONAL
4. DOES WATERPROOFING WARRANTY EXIST WITH CONVENTIONAL
CONCRETE/BLOCK WALLS?
CONCRETE/BLOCK WALLS?
5. HOW TO ACHIEVE WATERPROOFING IN WATER RETAINING
5. HOW TO ACHIEVE WATERPROOFING IN WATER RETAINING
STRUCTURES
STRUCTURES
6. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DINCEL AND AN APPLIED WATERPROOF
6. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DINCEL AND AN APPLIED WATERPROOF
MEMBRANE
MEMBRANE
7. IS IT POSSIBLE TO ACHIEVE WATERPROOF BASEMENT
7. IS IT POSSIBLE TO ACHIEVE WATERPROOF BASEMENT
CONSTRUCTION WHEN DINCEL WALL IS USED?
CONSTRUCTION WHEN DINCEL WALL IS USED?
8. DINCEL CRACK INDUCER
8. DINCEL CRACK INDUCER
9. THERE IS NO POTENTIAL FOR STEEL CORROSION WITH DINCEL WALL
9. THERE IS NO POTENTIAL FOR STEEL CORROSION WITH DINCEL WALL
10. IS IT POSSIBLE FOR DINCEL PANEL JOINTS TO LEAK
10. IS IT POSSIBLE FOR DINCEL PANEL JOINTS TO LEAK
11. LIABILITY FREE BASEMENT WATERPROOF WALL DINCEL
11. LIABILITY FREE BASEMENT WATERPROOF WALL DINCEL
WALL BASEMENT CONSTRUCTION DETAILS
12. DINCEL
12. DINCEL WALL BASEMENT CONSTRUCTION DETAILS
13. CONCLUSION & DINCEL WARRANTY
13. CONCLUSION & DINCEL WARRANTY
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1. DINCEL WALL BENEFITS
1. DINCEL WALL BENEFITS
A CORRECTLY DESIGNED AND
INSTALLED DINCEL WALL CAN
ELIMINATE:
• Loss of valuable land use
• Waterproofing need for the wall
• Stray Current Corrosion damage
• Excavation and backfilling behind
the wall
• Wall joints
• Agricultural lines if wall is designed
for hydrostatic pressure
• Conventional footings
• Horizontal wall reinforcement
• Scaffolding
• Painting of the internal wall face
• Cleaning costs, Wastage
• Builder’s Liability for wall cracking,
water damages
DINCEL-WALL ALLOWS:
• Minimum 100 years wall life
• Faster and Stronger structural walls
in comparison to reinforced
masonry walls
• 275 Dincel allows backfilling up to
3m height 24 hours after the
concrete placement
• 275 Dincel allows AS3735-2001
complaint consumer warranty.
Refer section 13 -Conclusion
BASEMENT WALL
FIGURE 1
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2. INTRODUCTION
2. INTRODUCTION
The dictionary definition for waterproof basement construction is “a basement construction
impervious to water ingress.” This can only be achieved when all three components of
basement construction (basement wall, basement wall to footing/slab junction, and
footing/slab) are impervious to water. The water ingress into the basement may be
prevented by applying membranes covering all three components. This is called a fully
tanked basement solution.
A fully tanked basement solution is:
Expensive and time consuming to install.
May result in the loss of extensive commercial space behind the wall.
Is not 100% reliable.
In the event of failure, point of failure is all but impossible to determine.
Australia does not have a basement construction code. Many Australian professionals
follow BS8102 – British Basement Construction Code as a guidance.
The Australian requirement is to minimise ground water intake and reduce energy demand
and maintenance of drainage pump-out systems as stated in the following NSW
Government-document.
https://www.industry.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/343291/minimum-
requirements.pdf
A basement is a space for carparking or commercial use located below the natural ground
and usually below public street level which is accessed with a driveway ramp. The rainwater
from driveway ramps has to be collected and discharged to the public sewer/stormwater
outlet with a pump-out system.
Considering it is not possible to eliminate the use of a pump-out system for the majority of
cases, the most logical solution is to minimise ground water intake around the basement
walls and collect the water with dish drains. These dish drains, which are connected to the
pump-out system, can also be used for the collection of water for general cleaning purposes
and possible burst basement sprinkler systems.
For the reasons explained later, the installation of a fully tanked basement is risky
and not a viable solution ether financially or practically
. It is therefore most logical to
limit the ground water intake to AS3735-2001 (standard for testing Concrete Structures
Retaining Liquids) complaint seepage rate which is significantly better than the
seepage rate solution presented in BS8102 for Basement Car Parking areas.
Australian guidance also recommends the use of cavity drains (i.e., ventilated double wall
and cavity drain in between) if the basement is to be used for habitable space purposes.
The recent AS3735-2001 compliant Dincel Test Result by a NATA registered
Laboratory can be viewed in the following link
Download - AS3735-2001 Test Report
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