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Application

Suitable for use as an expansion joint filler in brick and blockwork, isolation joints and hinge joints where a readily compressible low load transfer joint filler is required.


Strip and cord sections are also available. These are used as back-up strips for elastomeric sealants.


  •  Back-up / bond breaker strip to support sealants
  •  Bridge decks, abutments, pier hinge joints
  •  Brick and blockwork in building superstructures

Description

A flexible and compressible closed-cell, polyethylene joint filler used in brick and blockwork, hinge joints and isolation joints where a readily compressible low load transfer joint filler is required. Expandafoam is supplied in sheet form and as rectangular strips or circular section chords to suit your project's needs.


Features and benefits:

  • Low load transfer.
  • Readily compressible.
  • Excellent recovery after compression.
  • Available in strip or cord form as backing to elastomeric sealants.
  • Complies with the following standards: DTp Specification for Highway Works, December 1991, Series 1000, Clause 1015 and BS 5628, Part 3: Code of Practice for the Use of Masonry.
  • CFC-free
  • Rot-proof
  • Non-absorbent

General information

Color

Grey

Material

Polyethylene

Shape

Other

Length

Bespoke

Width

Bespoke

Height

Bespoke

Warranty description

Ten year

Manufacturer guidance

A project specific warranty document for an agreed period for products supplied in accordance with a detailed specification document is available on request.

Uniclass

Pr_25_71_44_28 Extruded polyethylene (PE) foam joint fillersPrimary

CAWS

F30/615 Movement joints without sealant

F30/610 Movement joints with sealant

P12/385 Sealant backing material

F30/76 Movement joints with sealant

Specification data - Extruded polyethylene (PE) foam joint fillers

Standard

To BS 5628-3.

Guidance for specification option:

DTp Specification for Highway Works, December 1991, Series 1000, Clause 1015 and BS 5628, Part 3: Code of Practice for the Use of Masonry.



Duty

Heavy duty.

Weathering test

No disintegration.

Recovery

Greater than 70%.

Size

-

Thickness

10 mm.

12 mm.

15 mm.

20 mm.

25 mm.

Sheet size

1000 x 2000 mm.

Sustainability data

Country of material origin

United Kingdom

Country of product manufacture

United Kingdom

Literature

Fosroc Sealants Brochure 2011

Fosroc Sealants Brochure 2011

Expandafoam Product Data Sheet

Expandafoam Product Data Sheet

Technical Datasheet Catalogue 15th Edition

Technical Datasheet Catalogue 15th Edition

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