BITUMODE BETA - PM

APP MODIFIED BITUMEN PLASTOMERIC WATERPROOFING MEMBRANE

REINFORCED WITH COMPOSITE POLYESTER

What is Bitumode? Quality Control

The Modern Waterproofing Company is ISO
Produced by the Modern Waterproofing Company, 9001 certified. It applies a stringent quality
Bitumode is a line of polymer-modified bitumen control system utilizing its in-house laboratory.
waterproofing membrane of the highest quality. Occasional samples are analyzed by
Bitumode is modified by APP and APAO, thus independent laboratories to ensure continued
guaranteeing superior performance under various adherence to the highest standards (ASTM,
conditions. EN, DIN, UNI, etc.).
BITUMODE BETA - PM is reinforced with Each roll of Bitumode is individually coded with
composite polyester (P) of non-woven polyester a label containing all necessary information
armoured with glass fiber filaments which provides about the roll. This is intended to ensure
highly mechanical properties and dimensional tractability in accordance with ISO control
stability. standards.

USES Certification:
This product is certified from the Egyptian
BITUMODE BETA - PM is an enhanced features government being in compliance with the quality
waterproofing membrane, can be applied virtually mark of (EOS) and ASTM D 6222/2000
anywhere where torch applied modified bitumen
membranes subject to high mechanical stresses
are specified and normal cold flexibility features are Product Range
required. Standard thickness available includes 3mm and
BITUMODE BETA - PM can be applied in: 4mm. Some types could be available by weight
 Single layer roofing system for high 3kg/m2 and 4kg/m2.
performance requirements Bottom surface finish is normally Polyethylene
 Single or Double layer system for basements Film (PE).
tunnels and underground structures subject to Upper surface finish choices include:
moderate water pressure  Polyethylene Film (PE)
 Fine Sand (S)
 Double layer roofing system combined with
BITUMODE DELTA –G fiberglass reinforced  Mineral Granule Grey (MG)
 Mineral Granule Green (MGRN)
 Toilets and wet area inside buildings
 Mineral Granule Blue (MBL)
 Retaining walls
 Mineral Slated Grey (GY)
 Under raft foundations  Mineral Slated Green (GRN)
 Bridge deck waterproofing  Mineral slated White (WT)
BITUMODE BETA - P with Mineral Slated Finish is  Mineral slated Red (RD)
recommended for exposed roofing system Slated rolls are available in 4kg, 4.5kg and 5kg
(Unprotected) for Non-accessible roofs or roofs per square meter.
subject to low traffic conditions The nominal length of each roll is 10 meters and
Advantages the nominal width is one meter.
Special specification can be designed based on
BITUMODE BETA - PM has been designed with client’s needs.
special regard to providing clients with an
excellent and versatile product line.
Advantages of BITUMODE BETA – PM include:
 Easy to apply (by torch)
 Highly mechanical properties
 Absolute impermeability to water
 Excellent high temperature performance
 Resistant to soil chemicals and salts up to
certain limits
 Excellent adhesion on any surface
 High dimensional stability
 Environmentally friendly

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 BITU MODE BETA - PM
APP MODIFIED BITUMEN PLASTOMERIC WATERPROOFING MEMBRANE
REINFORCED WITH COMPOSITE POLYESTER
TECHNICAL DATA TEST METHOD UNIT RESULT ‫اﻟﺨﻮاص اﻟﻔﻨﯿﺔ‬
Roll Length m 10 ‫اﻟﻄﻮل‬
Roll Width m 1 ‫اﻟﻌﺮض‬
Thickness for PE finish mm 3,4 ‫اﻟﺴﻤﻚ ﻟﺘﺸﻄﯿﺐ اﻟﺴﻄﺢ ﺑﻮﻟﻰ اﯾﺜﻠﯿﻦ‬
Weight for slated surface finish kg 4, 4.5 , 5 ‫اﻟﻮزن ﻟﺘﺸﻄﯿﺐ اﻟﺴﻄﺢ اﻟﺤﺼﻮة‬
o
Softening Point (Ring & Ball) ASTM D-36 c ≥ 150 ( ‫درﺟﺔ اﻟﻠﯿﻮﻧﺔ ) اﺧﺘﺒﺎر اﻟﺤﻠﻘﺔ و اﻟﻜﺮة‬
o
25 c dmm 25 to 30 ‫ ﻣﺌﻮﯾﺔ‬º٢٥ ‫ﻋﻨﺪ‬
Penetration at o ASTM D-5 ‫درﺟﺔ اﻻﺧﺘﺮاق‬
60 c dmm 80 to 100 ‫ ﻣﺌﻮﯾﺔ‬º٦٠ ‫ﻋﻨﺪ‬
o
Cold Flexibility ASTM D-5147 c 0 ‫اﻟﻤﺮوﻧﺔ ﻋﻨﺪ درﺟﺎت اﻟﺤﺮارة اﻟﻤﻨﺨﻔﻀﺔ‬
Heat Resistance ASTM D-5147 ºc 120 ‫اﻟﺜﺒﺎت ﻋﻨﺪ درﺟﺎت اﻟﺤﺮارة اﻟﻌﺎﻟﯿﺔ‬
2
Reinforcement gm/m Polyester 200 - 230 ‫اﻟﺘﺴﻠﯿﺢ‬
Long N/5cm 1000 ً‫ﻃﻮﻟﯿﺎ‬
Tensile strength ASTM D-5147 ‫ﻣﻘﺎوﻣﺔ اﻟﺸﺪ اﻟﻘﺼﻮى‬
Wide N/5cm 75٠ ً‫ﻋﺮﺿﯿ ﺎ‬
Long % ≥ 55 ً‫ﻃﻮﻟﯿﺎ‬
Elongation at break ASTM D-5147 ‫اﻻﺳﺘﻄﺎﻟﺔ اﻟﻘﺼﻮى‬
Wide % ≥ 55 ً‫ﻋﺮﺿﯿ ﺎ‬
Tear Resistance Long N 300 ً‫ﻃﻮﻟﯿﺎ‬ ‫ﻣﻘﺎوﻣﺔ اﻟﺘﻤﺰق‬
UEAtc
(Nail – Shank) Wide N 350 ً‫ﻋﺮﺿﯿ ﺎ‬ ‫ﻃﺒﻘﺎً ﻟﻠﻤﻮاﺻﻔﺎت اﻻورﺑﯿﺔ‬
Long N 750 ً‫ﻃﻮﻟﯿﺎ‬ ‫ﻣﻘﺎوﻣﺔ اﻟﺘﻤﺰق‬
Tensile-tear Resistance ASTM D-5147
Wide N 700 ً‫ﻋﺮﺿﯿ ﺎ‬ ‫ﻃﺒﻘﺎً ﻟﻠﻤﻮاﺻﻔﺎت اﻻﻣﺮﯾﻜﯿﺔ‬
Long N 1000 ً‫ﻃﻮﻟﯿﺎ‬ ‫ﻣﻘﺎوﻣﺔ اﻟﺸﺪ ﻋﻨﺪ اﻣﺎﻛﻦ‬
Joint tensile strength ASTM D-5147
Wide N 75٠ ً‫ﻋﺮﺿﯿ ﺎ‬ ‫اﻟﺮﻛﻮب‬
Long % ± 0.2 ً‫ﻃﻮﻟﯿﺎ‬
Dimensional stability Uni 8202 ‫ﺛﺒﺎت اﻷﺑﻌﺎد‬
Wide % ± 0.1 ً‫ﻋﺮﺿﯿ ﺎ‬
Water absorption ASTM D-5147 % 0.15 max. ‫درﺟﺔ اﻣﺘﺼﺎص اﻟﻤﺎء‬
Static puncture resistance UEAtc L4 ‫ﻣﻘﺎوﻣﺔ اﻻﺧﺘﺮاق اﻻﺳﺘﺎﺗﯿﻜﻰ‬
Dynamic puncture resistance UEAtc - I4 ‫ﻣﻘﺎوﻣﺔ اﻻﺧﺘﺮاق اﻟﺪﯾﻨﺎﻣﯿﻜﻰ‬
Water impermeability at 100 K pa UNI 8202 - Absolutely impermeable ‫ ﻛﯿﻠﻮ ﺑﺴﻜﺎل‬١٠٠ ‫ﻣﻘﺎوﻣﺔ ﻧﻔﺎذﯾﺔ اﻟﻤﺎء ﻋﻨﺪ‬
Impermeability to water vapor UNI 8202 µ 80,000 ‫ﻧﻔﺎذﯾﺔ ﺑﺨﺎر اﻟﻤﺎء‬
Ageing due to U.V. radiation ASTM G-53 - Pass ‫ﻣﻘﺎوﻣﺔ اﻟﺘﻘﺎدم ﻟﻼﺷﻌﺔ ﻓﻮق اﻟﺒﻨﻔﺴﺠﯿﺔ‬
No signs of deterioration
Resistance to thermal ageing UEAtc - ‫ﻣﻘﺎوﻣﺔ اﻟﺘﻘﺎدم اﻟﺤﺮارى‬
after the test
Adhesion to concrete UEAtc N/cm 25 ‫اﻻﻟﺘﺼﺎق ﺑﺎﻻﺳﻄﺢ اﻟﺨﺮﺳﺎﻧﯿﺔ‬
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Thermal conductivity ASTM C-177 Kcal/mh c 0.12 ‫اﻟﻤﻮﺻﻠﯿﺔ اﻟﺤﺮارﯾﺔ‬
Dielectric constant ( k ) ASTM D-150 - 2.5 ‫ﻗﯿﻤﺔ اﻟﺜﺎﺑﺖ اﻟﻜﮭﺮﺑﺎﺋﻰ‬
Dielectric rigidity - Kv/mm 14 ‫ﺻﻼﺑﺔ اﻟﻌﺰل اﻟﻜﮭﺮﺑﺎﺋﻰ‬
Average Granule loss for Mineral 2 ‫ﻣﺘﻮﺳﻂ ﻗﯿﻤﺔ اﻟﻔﻘﺪ ﻟﻠﺤﺒﯿﺒﺎت ﻓﻰ ﺣﺎﻟﺔ اﻟﺸﺮاﺋﺢ‬
ASTM D-5147 gm/m Less than 200
Slated Finish ‫ذات ﺗﺸﻄﯿﺐ اﻟﺴﻄﺢ اﻟﻌﻠﻮى ﺑﺎﻟﺤﺼﻮة اﻷردواز‬
NOTES:
 Above results are based on 4mm membrane
 Tolerance of the above results complies with the tolerance specification of (ASTM, UEATc and UNI 8202)
 Due to constant product improvements, MODERN company reserves the right to change above values without advance notice
STORAGE:
 BITUMODE membranes should be stored vertically in well covered and ventilated place not subject to direct sunlight
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:
 BITUMODE membranes are installed by propane torch welding method, loose laid or fully bonded to the substrate depending on system requirements
 While unloading from truck the rolls shall by no means allowed to fall or be thrown down from the truck
 To avoid applying the membrane to corners with 90 °C angle, sand cement cant strip 5x5 cm should be executed at horizontal - vertical intersections
 Surface to be waterproofed should be clean, dry, free from dust and smooth, in case of irregular surface a sand cement screed is recommended
 Before laying BITUMODE membranes, surface should be primed with cold applied bituminous primer (NIROL – S)
 Membrane is unrolled and placed in aligned position
 Each roll should overlap the next by 10cm side laps and 15cm staggered end laps
 Then, membrane should be re-rolled about half of its length without changing its orientation
 Using a propane gas torch the membrane is un-rolled again slowly while applying the flame to the entire exposed lower face (For fully bonded system) - until the
plastic cover film burns off and the bituminous mass starts melting, thus creating a heat weld between the membrane and the substrate
 Then, torching of the seams takes place by heating the contact line at side and end laps by torch from above, pressing the upper membrane on to the lower one
using a trowel, the torch has to be carefully used avoiding to keep the flame on the same point for too long
 For sloping roofs start laying the membrane from the lower edge with longitudinal direction of rolls perpendicular to slope direction, side lap of next roll to be placed
above the first one, etc…

For detailed application procedures please refer to BITUMODE MAUAL GUIDE, where you can find construction detail drawings

Modern Waterproofing Company

2, El Sobki St., Dahabi Sq., Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt
Tel.: (+20 2) 4141003 (8 Lines)
Fax: (+20 2) 2912315
www.bitumode.com E-mail: info@modernwaterproofing.com

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