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Waterstop



A waterstop is an element of a concrete structure, intended to provide watertightness when embedded in and running through concrete joints. Waterstops are frequently manufactured from extruded plastics such as: PVC or thermoplastic elastomeric rubber (TPER); formed metal such as: stainless steel, copper, or carbon steel; or extruded thermosets such as: natural rubber, styrene butadiene rubber, or neoprene rubber.



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