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Saturday, August 29, 2009

SEEPAGE IN BUILDING AND PREVENTIVE MEASURES

SEEPAGE IN BUILDING AND PREVENTIVE MEASURES

INTRODUCTION

Leakage / dampness in any type of structure is one of the major problems. If such seepage or leakage is allowed to continue unchecked, unhygienic conditions will prevail and also the building may deteriorate to the extent that ultimately it becomes uninhabitable .the seepage occurs as a result of neglected maintenance, poor design and poor quality of construction in structure.
Water is the main reason for leakage, seepage in the structures. The source of which can be from rainwater, leakage in poplins, condensation and ground water.

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