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Deckdrain

Deckdrain

Deckdrain

Product catalog summary
Introduction
Deckdrain is a high-performance geocomposite drainage system consisting of a high-strength polyethylene cuspated core with a non-woven geotextile bonded on one or both sides. It is designed to filter materials, allowing water to percolate into the core and be efficiently transported away, maintaining drainage capacity even under compressive loads.
Specifications
Deckdrain is available in various thicknesses (4mm, 6mm, 7mm, 12mm, 25mm) and widths (1.1m, 2.2m, 4.4m). It offers excellent chemical resistance to petrol, oils, acids, alkalis, leachate, and common chemicals.
Advantages
Compared to aggregate drainage layers, Deckdrain is thinner yet offers superior flow characteristics, reducing dead loads and potentially decreasing roof slab thickness. It enhances waterproofing performance, provides high CBR puncture resistance, and is easy to install.
Applications
Deckdrain is suitable for various applications, including relieving external water pressure from buried structures, providing drainage behind retaining walls, potable water reservoirs, tunnels, roof gardens, and under block paving. It can be applied horizontally or vertically.
Installation
Deckdrain is easy to handle and install without specialist equipment. It includes a built-in geotextile overlap to ensure drainage layer integrity across the installation area.
Health, Safety, and Environment
All components of Deckdrain are inert and pose no health hazards.
Structural Drainage
Deckdrain provides efficient groundwater drainage and protection for retaining structures, offering drainage capacity significantly better than filter stone. It is also effective in tunnel drainage and as a lost shuttering in construction.
ABG Services
ABG offers comprehensive services from consultation, design, and specification to installation advice and maintenance. Their technical team provides practical guidance to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
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Deckdrain Deckdrain is a high performance geocomposite which offers an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional structural drainage techniques that utilise aggregates Deckdrain consists a high strength flexible polyethylene cuspated core with a non-woven geotextile bonded onto one or both sides. The geotextile filters a wide range of materials allowing water to perculate into the core to be efficiently transported away to a discharge point. The geotextile is bonded to the core to ensure that it does not deform into the drainage passages under the load of the backfill material allowing...

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Structural Drainage Deckdrain geocomposite drainage layer is ideal for structural drainage applications; it provides sub-surface drainage with higher performance and lower cost than conventional granular filters layers. It has been specially designed to be compatible with structural waterproofing and to give the optimum performance over the whole life of the structure. Deckdrain enhances the performance of the waterproofing systems by providing an additional barrier, preventing the majority of the water reaching the waterproofing system. Deckdrain geocomposite drainage system has a proven record...

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Block paving, roof and podium deck drainage Deckdrain has a structure and the physical attributes to make it ideal for use in block paving drainage. Its hydraulic properties offer reliable and sustainable performance whilst the mechanical properties ensure the product endures the rigours of installation and long-term loading. Its primary function is to collect and remove seepage water from the sand course below block paving. This helps prevent saturation of the sand, especially critical in constructions where traffic loading is expected and the foundation layer is relatively impermeable (e.g....

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Special applications Deckdrain geocomposites are widely used in structural drainage applications where its high flow capacity and puncture resistance offer excellent drainage and protection properties. Deckdrain provides a more environmentally acceptable solution than crushed stone drainage layers. It is lighter, uses less transport and helps conserve finite natural resources. Due to its high drainage properties Deckdrain often enables low grade recycled material to be used as backfill. Lost shuttering Deckdrain as a lost shuttering is installed with the flat face of the core towards the concrete...

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ABG Service ABG provide full service from initial consultation, design and specification through to advice on installation and on-going maintenance. Our in-house Technical Team, many of whom are charted civil engineers offer practical advice and guidance to the project team whilst ensuring that the requirements of the regulatory requirements and codes of practice are met. • • • • • Project design Design confirmation Feasibility study Cost advise System development abg ltd. E7 Meltham Mills Rd, Meltham, West Yorkshire, HD9 4DS This literature together with technical data, specifications, design...

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