Codeofchina.com is in charge of this English translation. In case of any doubt about the English translation, the Chinese original shall be considered authoritative.
In this part, clauses 5 and 8 are mandatory and the others are recommendatory.
GB 18173 Polymer water-proof materials comprises four parts:
—— Part 1: Water-proof sheet;
—— Part 2: Waterstop;
—— Part 3: Hydrophilic expasion rubber;
—— Part 4: Rubber gasket for shield-driven tunnel.
This part is part 1 of GB 18173.
This part is developed in accordance with the rules given in GB/T 1.1-2009.
This part replaces GB 18173.1-2006 Polymer water-proof materials - Part 1: water-proof sheet.
The following main changes have been made with respect to GB 18173.1-2006:
—— some of the terms and definitions are modified and added (see 3.1, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6 and 3.7 of this standard, and 3.1, 3.3 and 3.4 of Edition 2006);
—— the types, technical indexes and relevant detection methods of water-proof sheets such as self-adhesive sheets and special-shaped sheets are added (see 5.3.3, 5.3.4, 6.3.2.2 and 6.3.13);
—— reclaimed rubber (JL4) water-proof sheet material in the homogeneous sheet is deleted (4.1 of Edition 2006);
—— some physical property indexes of the homogeneous sheet and composite sheet are adjusted (see 5.3.1 and 5.3.2 of this standard, and 5.3.1 of Edition 2006);
—— the composite strength index and test method of FS2 composite sheet surface layer and core layer are adjusted (see 5.3.2 and Annex E of this standard, and 5.3.2 of Edition 2006);
In this part, the original standard is revised by reference to JIS A 6008: 2002 Roofing sheets of synthetic polymer and ASTM D6134: 2007 Standard specification for vulcanized rubber sheets used in waterproofing systems, and based on the production development and use demands of the water-proof sheet.
This part was proposed by China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Association.
This part is under the jurisdiction of SAC/TC 35/SC 7 the Technical Subcommittee on Rubber Goods of National Technical Committee 35 on Rubber & Products of Standardization Administration.
The previous editions of this standard are as follows:
—— GB 18173.1-2000 and GB 18173.1-2006.
Polymer water-proof materials - Part 1: Water-proof sheet
1 Scope
This part of GB 18173 specifies the terms and definitions, classification and labeling, requirements, test methods, inspection rules, marking, packaging, transport and storage for polymer water-proof sheet.
This part is applicable to homogeneous water-proof sheet (hereinafter referred to as homogeneous sheet), composite water-proof sheet (hereinafter referred to as composite sheet), special-shaped water-proof sheet (hereinafter referred to as special-shaped sheet), self-adhesive water-proof sheet (hereinafter referred to as self-adhesive sheet), material with point (strip) adhesion sheet and the like, which are mainly made of polymer materials, produced by extrusion or calendering methods, and used for water-proofing, seepage-proofing, moisture-proofing, gas barrier, contamination-proofing, and drainage in various engineering.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
GB/T 528 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic - Determination of tensile stress-strain properties
GB/T 529 Rubber vulcanized or thermoplastic - Determination of tear strength (Trouser, angle and crescent test pieces)
GB/T 532 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic - Determination of adhesion to textile fabric
GB/T 1040.2 Plastics - Determination of tensile properties - Part 2: Test conditions for moulding and extrusion plastics
GB/T 1041 Plastics - Determination of compressive properties
GB/T 1690 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic - Determination of the effect of liquids
GB/T 3511 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic - Resistance to weathering
GB/T 3512 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic - Accelerated ageing and heat resistance tests - Air-oven method
GB/T 4851 Test method for holding power of pressure sensitive adhesive tapes
GB/T 7762 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic - Resistance to ozone cracking - Static strain test
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
homogeneous sheet
water-proof sheet with polymer synthetic material as main material and consistent cross-sectional structure of each part
3.2
composite sheet
water-proof sheet with polymer synthetic material as main material, composite fabric and other protective or reinforcement layers to change the dimensional stability and mechanical properties, and consistent cross-sectional structure of each part
3.3
self-adhesive sheet
water-proof sheet with consistent cross-sectional structure of each part, the surface of the polymer sheet of which is compounded with a layer of self-adhesive material and an isolation protective layer to improve or enhance the adhesive property with the base layer
3.4
special-shaped sheet
water-proof (and drainage) sheet with polymer synthetic material as main material, and continuous convex-concave shells or specific geometric shapes processed through special processes
3.5
material with point (strip) adhesion sheet
water-proof sheet with tangential drainage function due to the spaces between the adhesive points (strips) evenly distributed in a specified area to bond the homogeneous sheet with protective layers such as fabric
3.6
composite strength
the composite strength of the surface protection or reinforcement layer and the core layer of the composite sheet, in MPa
3.7
section area of drainage water
the section area of drainage water formed by the shell bulge on the cross-section of each linear meter of the special-shaped sheet (water-proof and drainage plate), in cm2
4 Classification and labeling
4.1 Classification of sheet
See Table 1.
Table 1 Classification of sheet
Classification Code Main raw material
Homogeneous sheet Vulcanized rubber JL1 EPDM rubber
JL2 Rubber-plastic blend
JL3 Neoprene, chlorosulfonated polyethylene, chlorinated polyethylene, etc.
Unvulcanized rubber JF1 EPDM rubber
JF2 Rubber-plastic blend
JF3 Chlorinated polyethylene
Resin JS1 PVC, etc.
JS2 Ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA), polyethylene, etc.
JS3 EVA-modified asphalt blend, etc.
Composite sheet Vulcanized rubber FL (EPDM, butyl, neoprene, chlorosulfonated polyethylene, etc.)/ fabric
Unvulcanized rubber FF (Chlorinated polyethylene, EPDM, butyl, neoprene, chlorosulfonated polyethylene, etc.)/ fabric
Resin FS1 PVC/ fabric
FS2 (Polyethylene, EVA, etc.)/ fabric
Self-adhesive sheet Vulcanized rubber ZJL1 EPDM/ self-adhesive material
ZJL2 Rubber-plastic blend/ self-adhesive material
ZJL3 (Neoprene, chlorosulfonated polyethylene, chlorinated polyethylene, etc.)/ self-adhesive material
Self-adhesive sheet Vulcanized rubber ZFL (EPDM, butyl, neoprene, chlorosulfonated polyethylene, etc.)/ fabric/ self-adhesive material
Unvulcanized rubber ZJF1 EPDM/ self-adhesive material
ZJF2 Rubber-plastic blend/ self-adhesive material
ZJF3 Chlorinated polyethylene/ self-adhesive material
ZFF (Chlorinated polyethylene, EPDM, butyl, neoprene, chlorosulfonated polyethylene, etc.)/ fabric/ self-adhesive material
Resin ZJS1 PVC/ self-adhesive material
ZJS2 (EVA, polyethylene, etc.)/ self-adhesive material
ZJS3 EVA-modified asphalt blend, etc./ self-adhesive material
ZFS1 PVC/ fabric/ self-adhesive material
ZFS2 (Polyethylene,EVA, etc.)/ fabric/ self-adhesive material
Special-shaped sheet Resin (water-proof and drainage plate) YS High density polyethylene, modified polypropylene, high impact polystyrene, etc.
Material with point (strip) adhesion sheet Resin DS1/TS1 PVC/ fabric
DS2/TS2 (EVA, polyethylene, etc.)/ fabric
DS3/TS3 EVA-modified asphalt blend, etc./ fabric
4.2 Product labeling
4.2.1 Labeling method
The product shall be labeled in the sequence below, and the labeling contents may be added as required:
Type code, material (abbreviation or code), and specification (length x width x thickness). The height of the shell added to the special-shaped sheet.
4.2.2 Labeling examples
Homogeneous sheet: vulcanized ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) sheet with a length of 20.0 m, a width of 1.0 m and a thickness of 1.2 mm is labelled as JL 1-EPDM-20.0 m× 1.0 m× 1.2 mm.
Special-shaped sheet: high density polyethylene water-proof and drainage sheet with a length of 20.0 m, a width of 2.0 m, a thickness of 0.8 mm, and a shell height of 8 mm is marked as YS-HDPE-20.0 m×2.0 m×0.8 mm×8 mm.
5 Requirements
5.1 Specification and dimension
The specification and dimension, and tolerance of the water-proof sheet are shown in Tables 2 and 3. The special specifications shall be agreed upon by both parties.
Table 2 Specification and dimension of the sheet
Item Thickness/ mm Width/ m Length/ m
Rubber 1.0, 1.2, 1.5, 1.8, and 2.0 1.0, 1.1, and 1.2 ≥20a
Resin >0.5 1.0, 1.2, 1.,5, 2.0, 2.5 ,3.0, 4.0, and 6.0
a Rubber sheet is allowed to have a joint in 20 m length of each roll, and the minimum joint length shall be greater than 3 m, and shall be lengthened by 15 cm for overlapping; resin sheet is not allowed to have joints within at least 20 m of each roll; self-adhesive sheets and special-shaped sheets are not allowed to have joints within 10 m of each roll.
Table 3 Tolerance
Item Thickness Width Length
Tolerance <1.0 mm ≥1.0 mm ±1% Negative values are not allowed
±10% ±5%
5.2 Appearance quality
5.2.1 The surface of the sheet shall be smooth and free of impurities, mechanical damages, creases, abnormal adhesion and other defects that affect the service property.
5.2.2 Under the condition that the application is not affected, the surface defects of the sheet shall meet the following requirements:
a) the concave depth of the rubber sheet shall not exceed 20% of the thickness of the sheet, and that of the resin sheet shall not exceed 5%;
b) the bubble depth of the rubber sheet shall not exceed 20% of the thickness of the sheet, and the bubble area shall not exceed 7 mm2 within 1 m2 sheet; the bubbles are not allowed on resin sheet.
5.2.3 The surface of the special-shaped sheet shall have neat edges, and be free of cracks, holes, adhesion, bubbles, scars and other mechanical damage defects.
Foreword i
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Classification and labeling
5 Requirements
6 Test methods
7 Inspection rules
8 Marking, packaging, transport and storage
Annex A (Normative) Thickness measurement of composite sheet core layer and self-adhesive sheet main material
Annex B (Normative) Low temperature bending test
Annex C (Normative) Heat expansion test
Annex D (Normative) Bond peeling strength test of sheet
Annex E (Normative) Test method for composite strength
Codeofchina.com is in charge of this English translation. In case of any doubt about the English translation, the Chinese original shall be considered authoritative.
In this part, clauses 5 and 8 are mandatory and the others are recommendatory.
GB 18173 Polymer water-proof materials comprises four parts:
—— Part 1: Water-proof sheet;
—— Part 2: Waterstop;
—— Part 3: Hydrophilic expasion rubber;
—— Part 4: Rubber gasket for shield-driven tunnel.
This part is part 1 of GB 18173.
This part is developed in accordance with the rules given in GB/T 1.1-2009.
This part replaces GB 18173.1-2006 Polymer water-proof materials - Part 1: water-proof sheet.
The following main changes have been made with respect to GB 18173.1-2006:
—— some of the terms and definitions are modified and added (see 3.1, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6 and 3.7 of this standard, and 3.1, 3.3 and 3.4 of Edition 2006);
—— the types, technical indexes and relevant detection methods of water-proof sheets such as self-adhesive sheets and special-shaped sheets are added (see 5.3.3, 5.3.4, 6.3.2.2 and 6.3.13);
—— reclaimed rubber (JL4) water-proof sheet material in the homogeneous sheet is deleted (4.1 of Edition 2006);
—— some physical property indexes of the homogeneous sheet and composite sheet are adjusted (see 5.3.1 and 5.3.2 of this standard, and 5.3.1 of Edition 2006);
—— the composite strength index and test method of FS2 composite sheet surface layer and core layer are adjusted (see 5.3.2 and Annex E of this standard, and 5.3.2 of Edition 2006);
In this part, the original standard is revised by reference to JIS A 6008: 2002 Roofing sheets of synthetic polymer and ASTM D6134: 2007 Standard specification for vulcanized rubber sheets used in waterproofing systems, and based on the production development and use demands of the water-proof sheet.
This part was proposed by China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Association.
This part is under the jurisdiction of SAC/TC 35/SC 7 the Technical Subcommittee on Rubber Goods of National Technical Committee 35 on Rubber & Products of Standardization Administration.
The previous editions of this standard are as follows:
—— GB 18173.1-2000 and GB 18173.1-2006.
Polymer water-proof materials - Part 1: Water-proof sheet
1 Scope
This part of GB 18173 specifies the terms and definitions, classification and labeling, requirements, test methods, inspection rules, marking, packaging, transport and storage for polymer water-proof sheet.
This part is applicable to homogeneous water-proof sheet (hereinafter referred to as homogeneous sheet), composite water-proof sheet (hereinafter referred to as composite sheet), special-shaped water-proof sheet (hereinafter referred to as special-shaped sheet), self-adhesive water-proof sheet (hereinafter referred to as self-adhesive sheet), material with point (strip) adhesion sheet and the like, which are mainly made of polymer materials, produced by extrusion or calendering methods, and used for water-proofing, seepage-proofing, moisture-proofing, gas barrier, contamination-proofing, and drainage in various engineering.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
GB/T 528 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic - Determination of tensile stress-strain properties
GB/T 529 Rubber vulcanized or thermoplastic - Determination of tear strength (Trouser, angle and crescent test pieces)
GB/T 532 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic - Determination of adhesion to textile fabric
GB/T 1040.2 Plastics - Determination of tensile properties - Part 2: Test conditions for moulding and extrusion plastics
GB/T 1041 Plastics - Determination of compressive properties
GB/T 1690 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic - Determination of the effect of liquids
GB/T 3511 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic - Resistance to weathering
GB/T 3512 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic - Accelerated ageing and heat resistance tests - Air-oven method
GB/T 4851 Test method for holding power of pressure sensitive adhesive tapes
GB/T 7762 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic - Resistance to ozone cracking - Static strain test
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
homogeneous sheet
water-proof sheet with polymer synthetic material as main material and consistent cross-sectional structure of each part
3.2
composite sheet
water-proof sheet with polymer synthetic material as main material, composite fabric and other protective or reinforcement layers to change the dimensional stability and mechanical properties, and consistent cross-sectional structure of each part
3.3
self-adhesive sheet
water-proof sheet with consistent cross-sectional structure of each part, the surface of the polymer sheet of which is compounded with a layer of self-adhesive material and an isolation protective layer to improve or enhance the adhesive property with the base layer
3.4
special-shaped sheet
water-proof (and drainage) sheet with polymer synthetic material as main material, and continuous convex-concave shells or specific geometric shapes processed through special processes
3.5
material with point (strip) adhesion sheet
water-proof sheet with tangential drainage function due to the spaces between the adhesive points (strips) evenly distributed in a specified area to bond the homogeneous sheet with protective layers such as fabric
3.6
composite strength
the composite strength of the surface protection or reinforcement layer and the core layer of the composite sheet, in MPa
3.7
section area of drainage water
the section area of drainage water formed by the shell bulge on the cross-section of each linear meter of the special-shaped sheet (water-proof and drainage plate), in cm2
4 Classification and labeling
4.1 Classification of sheet
See Table 1.
Table 1 Classification of sheet
Classification Code Main raw material
Homogeneous sheet Vulcanized rubber JL1 EPDM rubber
JL2 Rubber-plastic blend
JL3 Neoprene, chlorosulfonated polyethylene, chlorinated polyethylene, etc.
Unvulcanized rubber JF1 EPDM rubber
JF2 Rubber-plastic blend
JF3 Chlorinated polyethylene
Resin JS1 PVC, etc.
JS2 Ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA), polyethylene, etc.
JS3 EVA-modified asphalt blend, etc.
Composite sheet Vulcanized rubber FL (EPDM, butyl, neoprene, chlorosulfonated polyethylene, etc.)/ fabric
Unvulcanized rubber FF (Chlorinated polyethylene, EPDM, butyl, neoprene, chlorosulfonated polyethylene, etc.)/ fabric
Resin FS1 PVC/ fabric
FS2 (Polyethylene, EVA, etc.)/ fabric
Self-adhesive sheet Vulcanized rubber ZJL1 EPDM/ self-adhesive material
ZJL2 Rubber-plastic blend/ self-adhesive material
ZJL3 (Neoprene, chlorosulfonated polyethylene, chlorinated polyethylene, etc.)/ self-adhesive material
Self-adhesive sheet Vulcanized rubber ZFL (EPDM, butyl, neoprene, chlorosulfonated polyethylene, etc.)/ fabric/ self-adhesive material
Unvulcanized rubber ZJF1 EPDM/ self-adhesive material
ZJF2 Rubber-plastic blend/ self-adhesive material
ZJF3 Chlorinated polyethylene/ self-adhesive material
ZFF (Chlorinated polyethylene, EPDM, butyl, neoprene, chlorosulfonated polyethylene, etc.)/ fabric/ self-adhesive material
Resin ZJS1 PVC/ self-adhesive material
ZJS2 (EVA, polyethylene, etc.)/ self-adhesive material
ZJS3 EVA-modified asphalt blend, etc./ self-adhesive material
ZFS1 PVC/ fabric/ self-adhesive material
ZFS2 (Polyethylene,EVA, etc.)/ fabric/ self-adhesive material
Special-shaped sheet Resin (water-proof and drainage plate) YS High density polyethylene, modified polypropylene, high impact polystyrene, etc.
Material with point (strip) adhesion sheet Resin DS1/TS1 PVC/ fabric
DS2/TS2 (EVA, polyethylene, etc.)/ fabric
DS3/TS3 EVA-modified asphalt blend, etc./ fabric
4.2 Product labeling
4.2.1 Labeling method
The product shall be labeled in the sequence below, and the labeling contents may be added as required:
Type code, material (abbreviation or code), and specification (length x width x thickness). The height of the shell added to the special-shaped sheet.
4.2.2 Labeling examples
Homogeneous sheet: vulcanized ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) sheet with a length of 20.0 m, a width of 1.0 m and a thickness of 1.2 mm is labelled as JL 1-EPDM-20.0 m× 1.0 m× 1.2 mm.
Special-shaped sheet: high density polyethylene water-proof and drainage sheet with a length of 20.0 m, a width of 2.0 m, a thickness of 0.8 mm, and a shell height of 8 mm is marked as YS-HDPE-20.0 m×2.0 m×0.8 mm×8 mm.
5 Requirements
5.1 Specification and dimension
The specification and dimension, and tolerance of the water-proof sheet are shown in Tables 2 and 3. The special specifications shall be agreed upon by both parties.
Table 2 Specification and dimension of the sheet
Item Thickness/ mm Width/ m Length/ m
Rubber 1.0, 1.2, 1.5, 1.8, and 2.0 1.0, 1.1, and 1.2 ≥20a
Resin >0.5 1.0, 1.2, 1.,5, 2.0, 2.5 ,3.0, 4.0, and 6.0
a Rubber sheet is allowed to have a joint in 20 m length of each roll, and the minimum joint length shall be greater than 3 m, and shall be lengthened by 15 cm for overlapping; resin sheet is not allowed to have joints within at least 20 m of each roll; self-adhesive sheets and special-shaped sheets are not allowed to have joints within 10 m of each roll.
Table 3 Tolerance
Item Thickness Width Length
Tolerance <1.0 mm ≥1.0 mm ±1% Negative values are not allowed
±10% ±5%
5.2 Appearance quality
5.2.1 The surface of the sheet shall be smooth and free of impurities, mechanical damages, creases, abnormal adhesion and other defects that affect the service property.
5.2.2 Under the condition that the application is not affected, the surface defects of the sheet shall meet the following requirements:
a) the concave depth of the rubber sheet shall not exceed 20% of the thickness of the sheet, and that of the resin sheet shall not exceed 5%;
b) the bubble depth of the rubber sheet shall not exceed 20% of the thickness of the sheet, and the bubble area shall not exceed 7 mm2 within 1 m2 sheet; the bubbles are not allowed on resin sheet.
5.2.3 The surface of the special-shaped sheet shall have neat edges, and be free of cracks, holes, adhesion, bubbles, scars and other mechanical damage defects.
Contents of GB 18173.1-2012
Foreword i
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Classification and labeling
5 Requirements
6 Test methods
7 Inspection rules
8 Marking, packaging, transport and storage
Annex A (Normative) Thickness measurement of composite sheet core layer and self-adhesive sheet main material
Annex B (Normative) Low temperature bending test
Annex C (Normative) Heat expansion test
Annex D (Normative) Bond peeling strength test of sheet
Annex E (Normative) Test method for composite strength
