Waterproofing basement apartments: Technical insights of a new flood protection solution

Beddoes, D.W.; Booth, C.A.

Waterproofing basement apartments: Technical insights of a new flood protection solution

Beddoes, D.W.; Booth, C.A.

Authors

D.W. Beddoes

Colin Booth Colin.Booth@uwe.ac.uk
Professor of Smart and Sustainable Infrastructures

Contributors

D.G. Proverbs
Editor

C.A. Brebbia
Editor

Abstract

Installing perimeter floor drains is a waterproofing option used inside buildings, which manages water ingress in basements. Newly designed products providing a means to access the inverts of perimeter floor drains and facilitate inspection and maintenance have been designed and are Patent Pending GB1117089.1, GB1102662.2, and GB1102661.4. The new system incorporates pivotally connected fittings with water deflector plates combined with straight lengths of perimeter floor drain. The fittings ensure that secure joints with both axial and invert alignment are maintained throughout, which are essential for movement of water through the level perimeter floor drains and accessibility as recommended by British Standard BS8102: 2009. The patents demonstrate several practical advantages over those of existing designs and systems, which is evidenced by the commercial uptake by Safeguard Europe Ltd. and product installations in hundreds of flood-risk basement apartments in the UK.

Deposit Date	Feb 18, 2019
Publicly Available Date	Feb 19, 2019
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Pages	151-162
Book Title	Flood Recovery Innovation and Response IV
ISBN	9781845647841
Public URL	https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/823098
Publisher URL	https://www.witpress.com/elibrary/wit-transactions-on-ecology-and-the-environment/184/28345
Contract Date	Feb 18, 2019