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Expansion Joint and Building Sealant Knowledge Base
--Articles, Technical Bulletins, Technology Comparisons, etc...
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Benchmarks of Performance for High-Movement Acrylic-Impregnated, Precompressed, Foam Sealants In Consideration of Alternatives | |
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Aggregate Loading in Nosing Materials of Parking Deck Expansion Joint Systems--Cracking-up is no laughing matter. |
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Sweeping Plaza Deck Joints Under the Rug—The hidden pitfalls of buried "band-aid" joint sealing. |
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The Proven Approach to Successful Expansion Joints--Think, design, specify, detail, erect, fabricate, and install in 3D. |
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The Evolution of Extruded Parking Deck Expansion Joints--From compression seal to double-cell winged seal. |
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Is There a Gap in Your Air Barrier Wall Design? Sealing the forgotten joint in the back-up wall. |
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The GC’s Role in Ensuring Watertight Expansion Joints |
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More than Just Bridging the Gap: Selecting Expansion Joints for Healthcare Traffic Loads. |
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Overcoming Product Limitations: Waterproofing Moving Joints with Hybrid Sealants. |
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“Integral-Nosing-And-Gland” Joint Systems Can’t Handle 3-D Demands. |
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“Pre-cured-Caulk-And-Backerblock” Not New, Not Equal, to EMSEAL’s COLORSEAL. |
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Are Expansion Joint Selections Costing Your Client a Fortune? R-Value as a selection criteria for joint sealants and expansion joints. |
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Stadium Expansion Joints Leak—But there is an alternative. |
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The Sound of Silence—Attenuating Sound at Structural Expansion Joints, Partitions, and Demising Walls. |
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| 15. | ADA and Spiked Heels | ADA, Spiked-Heels, & Expansion Joints: Where do you stand? |
| 16. | Snow Removal | Snow Removal and Maintenance of Parking, Plaza, and Stadium Expansion Joints |
| 17. | FAQ's | Frequently Asked Questions |
| 18. | Common Law of Business Balance | The Common Law of Business Balance |
| 19. | Sealing Curved Expansion Joints | Sealing Curved Expansion Joints--Possible, Practical, Routine |
| 20. | Glossary of Terms | A glossary of terms and terminology with definitions rooted in the context of use in the field of construction-related joint sealing in EMSEAL's experience. |
| 21. | Why Use SJS SYSTEM? | In consideration of the specification of SJS--Seismic Joint System from EMSEAL |
| 22. | Joints In Air Barrier Assemblies | Expansion Joints and Joint Sealants in Air Barrier Assemblies |
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Hurricane Resistance; ABAA Compliance for SEISMIC COLORSEAL | Expansion joints
resists hurricane-force winds & Water. Has permeability
2.5-times lower than ABAA requirements. --Testing SEISMIC COLORSEAL to ASTM E-283, E-330, E-331 |
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Compression-Set in Coated Closed Cell Alternates | Coated, closed cell foams are sometimes offered as alternates or equals to precompressed impregnated foam sealants. Compression set limits their performance. |
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Independent Tests--FTIR and DSC--in certifying absence of wax in composition of EMSEAL pre-compressed foam sealants | Fournier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) testing conducted by an independent laboratory is a simple way to determine if the pre compressed foam sealant being considered contains wax that might be deleterious to performance. (Why does this matter?) |
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Fire Rated Expansion Joints Perform Many Tasks | Today's expansion joints are expected to perform a wide array of tasks previously accomplished by a combination of multiple products. What should be expected of a successful expansion joint? |
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