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Definition of Damp course
1. Noun. A course of some impermeable material laid in the foundation walls of building near the ground to prevent dampness from rising into the building.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Damp Course
Literary usage of Damp course
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"This damp course is formed in various ways, as a layer of asphalt, or asphalt
canvas, or some similar material One of the best and moat usual, ..."
2. The English Home by Banister Fletcher, Herbert Phillips Fletcher (1910)
"Asphalt, which should be one of the varieties of rock asphalt, forms a very good
damp course and should be applied in two layers of f in. each. 3. ..."
3. Proceedings of the ... Annual Convention by Mid-West Cement Users' Association (1907)
"This damp course should also be connected with a damp proofing on the floor ...
Before going further, it is proper to call attention that a damp course in ..."
4. Engineers and Engineering by Engineers Club of Philadelphia (1908)
"Surfaces to be Waterproofed: To waterproof the entire substructure of a bilding,
the damp-course must be carried over all footings, piers, and walls, ..."
5. Proceedings by American Society of Civil Engineers (1903)
"The intention was to put a damp-course on a properly prepared bed of 6 ins.
of concrete; this course to be water-proof, and on top of the damp-course 18 ..."
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