Product Data, W. R. MEADOWS
03 15 00

No. 320-F

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FIBRE EXPANSION JOINT

Multi-Purpose, Expansion-Contraction Joint Filler

DESCRIPTION
FIBRE EXPANSION JOINT is composed of cellular fibers securely bonded together and uniformly saturated with asphalt to assure longevity. Wherever a cost-effective joint filler is required, FIBRE EXPANSION JOINT meets the need. Manufactured and marketed by W. R. MEADOWS since the early 1930s, FIBRE EXPANSION JOINT is backed by over 70 years of proven application experience. FIBRE EXPANSION JOINT is versatile, resilient, flexible and non-extruding. When compressed to half of its original thickness, it will recover to a minimum of 70% of its original thickness. FIBRE EXPANSION JOINT will not deform, twist or break with normal on-the-job handling. Breakage, waste and functional failure resulting from the use of inferior, foreign fiber materials can cost you time, dollars and can result in a substandard finished job, generating costly callbacks and rework expenses. However, the purchase and installation of FIBRE EXPANSION JOINT (a small segment of the total project’s cost) contributes to both the final cost efficiency and functional success, far greater in proportion than its original cost.

USES
FIBRE EXPANSION JOINT is ideal for use on highways, streets, airport runways, sidewalks, driveways, flatwork and scores of commercial and industrial applications subject to pedestrian and vehicular traffic.

FEATURES/BENEFITS
  • Provides the ideal product for the majority of all expansion/contraction joint requirements.
  • Non-extruding ... versatile ... offers a minimum 70% recovery after compression.
  • This tough, lightweight, easy-to-use, semi-rigid joint filler is available in strips and shapes fabricated to your requirements.
  • Easy to cut ... dimensionally stable ... not sticky in summer or brittle in winter.
  • Provides neat, finished joints requiring no trimming.
  • Often copied ... but never equaled.
  • Remains the standard of the industry today ... with over 70 years of proven and satisfactory performance.
  • Can be punched for dowel bars and laminated to thicknesses greater than 1”.

Fiber Specifications and Size Information

Conforms to or meets:
(Specifications)
Thickness		 Slab
Widths		 Standard
Lengths		 Weight per
Ft.²
  • ASTM D 1751
  • AASHTO M 213
  • FAA Specification
    Item P-610-2.7
  • Corps of Engineers
    CRD-C 508
  • HH-F-341-F, Type I

1/4", 3/8", 1/2"
3/4", 1"
(6.4, 9.5, 12.7,
19.1, 25.4 mm)

36", 48"
(.91, 1.22 m)

10' (3.05 m)
Also available:
5', 6', 12'
(1.5, 1.83, 3.66 m)

1.24 lb.
(6.06 g/m²)

APPLICATION
FIBRE EXPANSION JOINT is positioned against the forms, at interrupting objects or columns, and against abutting structures prior to the placement of concrete. FIBRE EXPANSION JOINT should be installed 1/2” (12.7 mm) below the concrete surface to accept the joint sealant. Before sealing, slide SNAP-CAP® over the top of the expansion joint. Place the concrete and screed to finish grade, as usual. When concrete is cured, insert a screwdriver through the top of SNAP-CAP, pull free and discard. Seal the joint with #164, HI-SPEC®, SAFE-SEAL® 3405 or SOF-SEAL® for maximum protection from water infiltration, weathering and to assure proper function. (Refer to data sheet #220, 221, 224, 235.)
TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
expansion joint application, 1 expansion joint application, 2 expansion joint application, 3

This material last updated March 2008.

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