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”.
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Fiber Specifications and Size Information
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Conforms to or meets : |
Thickness |
Slab
Widths |
Standard
Lengths |
Weight per
Ft.³ |
- 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
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3/8",
1/2"
3/4", 1"
(9.5, 12.7,
19.1, 25.4 mm)
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36", 48"
(.91, 1.22 m)
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10' (3.05 m)
Also available:
5', 6', 12'
(1.5, 1.83, 3.66 m)
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>19 lb.
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LEED INFORMATION
May help contribute to LEED credits: |
- MR Credit 4.1: Recycled Content: 10%
- MR Credit 4.2: Recycled Content: 20%
- MR Credit 5.1: Regional Materials: 10%
Extracted, Processed & Manufactured Regionally
- MR Credit 5.2: Regional Materials: 20%
Extracted, Processed & Manufactured Regionally
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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® from W. R. MEADOWS 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. For maximum protection from
water infiltration and weathering, and to assure
proper function, seal the joint with any approved
hot- or cold-applied product, such as #164, 3405,
HI-SPEC®, SAFE-SEAL, or SOF-SEAL® from
W. R. MEADOWS.
This material last updated February 2009.
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