Description: Sika® Geotextile-500, weighing 500 g/m^2, serves as a leveling and protective layer made from Polyethylene terephthalate (PET). This geotextile is engineered for high performance and durability in underground and tunnel environments.

Key Features:

  • High Durability: Exceptional resistance to aging.
  • Strength and Elasticity: Superior tensile strength and elongation capabilities.
  • Environmental Resistance: Impervious to all naturally aggressive mediums found in groundwater and soil.
  • Chemical Compatibility: Well-suited for contact with soft water, which is aggressive to concrete.
  • Thermal Flexibility: Maintains high flexibility even in cold temperatures.
  • Installation Versatility: Can be applied on both damp and wet substrates.

Usage: Ideal for use as a surface leveling and protective layer beneath sheet waterproofing membranes in basements, tunnels, and other subterranean structures.

Advantages:

  • Consistently resistant to environmental aging factors.
  • Designed to withstand considerable mechanical stresses and strain.
  • Remains effective in various aggressive environmental conditions.
  • Ensures high performance in low-temperature conditions.
  • Simple application process even on non-dry surfaces.

Packaging Details:

  • Roll Size: 2.00 m (width) x 50.00 m (length)
  • Roll Weight: 50.00 kg

Color:

  • Surface Appearance: Structured white

Product Details:

Shelf Life: Indefinite when stored correctly.

Storage Conditions: Store rolls in their original packaging, horizontally, in cool and dry conditions away from direct sunlight, rain, snow, and ice.

Physical Properties:

  • Thickness: 3.6 mm (ASTM D5199-98)
  • Mass per Unit Area: 500 g/m^2

System Components:

  • Ancillary Products: Sikaplan® WP Disk, Sikaplan® WT Disk, Sika Disk, Sikaplan® WP Protection sheet, Sika® Waterbars WP (Types AR and DR for concrete joint waterproofing).

Technical Specifications:

  • Tensile Strength:
    • Machine Direction: 25.0 KN/m
    • Cross Machine Direction: 27.2 KN/m
  • Elongation:
    • Machine Direction: 67.2%
    • Cross Machine Direction: 77.3%
  • Water Permeability: Coefficient of 1.4 x 10^-1 cm/s
  • Opening Size: 0.12 mm

Application Information:

  • Substrate Temperature: Not suitable for permanent exposure to UV light and weathering; must be covered within one month of installation.
  • Substrate Preparation: Ensure the substrate is clean and free from loose aggregates, stones, nails, wires, etc.

This streamlined presentation of Sika® Geotextile-500 emphasizes its robust characteristics and suitability for challenging environments, ensuring clarity and accessibility for users and stakeholders.