Horizontal-plane Deck Joints - Emshield DSM System - Watertight expansion joint
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Watertight horizontal-plane deck joint system with up to 100% (+/-50%) joint movement capability. Ideal for podium decks, stadium bowls and similar structures, including below-grade walls.
Application
- Parking decks/car parks
- Stadiums
- Sidewalks
- Decks
- Mall bridge connectors
- Ice-floors
- Positive-side, below-grade foundation/tunnel wall joints.
- Stair towers
- Arenas
- Perimeter joints
- Roadways
- For concrete substrates
- For metal substrates where demolition and removal of existing embedded metal angles is not feasible or affordable.
- Lasting replacement of tee-to-tee caulk joints in precast-concrete parking decks and stadiums.
Description
A watertight expansion joint, the DSM System is for horizontal-plane deck applications. Traffic durable, joint-face adhered and pre-compressed, DSM System is a primary seal for deck expansion joints. DSM’s toughness and resilience come from its microsphere-modified-acrylic impregnation and tensionless highway-grade silicone bellows coating.
The system is comprised of 1) pre-compressed, silicone-and-impregnated-foam hybrid; 2) field-applied epoxy adhesive on the joint faces; 3) a silicone sealant band that seals substrate voids and irregularities.
An unmatched performance record has established DSM System as a standard for parking deck and stadium expansion joint sealing. Unlike extruded rubber seals, ‘caulk-and-backer rod’ and other predecessor technologies, DSM does not suffer from compression-set nor does it rely on adhesion in tension for its performance. Highly configurable, the DSM System uniquely handles changes in plane and direction essential to ensuring continuity of seal.
Features and benefits:
- Watertight
- 100% (+/-50%) joint movement capability
- UV resistant
- Non-invasive anchoring
- ADA Compliant
- Low-temperature flexible, high-temperature stable
- Tensionless bond-line and low stress silicone bellows
- Traffic durable
- Rapid installation–new or retrofit
- Staged installation preserves traffic flow
- Joint-face adhered
- Non-staining
- Conforms to joint edge irregularities
- Size switching accommodates joint gap variations.
General information
Color | Grey Beige Black Brown Cream |
Material | Foam |
Shape | Rectangle |
Length | Bespoke |
Width | Bespoke |
Height | Bespoke |
Uniclass | |
CAWS | Q21/470 Expansion joints Q21/470 Expansion joints |
Specification data - Plastics compressible joint fillers
Material | Produced by infusing a cellular foam base material with a hydrophobic, microsphere-modified acrylic impregnation, and coating the surface with a high-performance silicone to suit the application. |
Size | Manufacturer guidanceBespoke. 12–100 mm. |
Fire performance | |
Fire resistance | 1 or 2-hour fire rating for joints openings from 50–250 mm with SJS-FR. |
Coverplate | Standard coverplate is 10 mm aluminum Standard coverplate is 10 mm stainless steel. |
Sustainability data
Contains Red List materials | No |
Country of material origin | United States |
Country of product manufacture | United States |
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| Platform | Compatible | Version |
|---|---|---|
 Revit | - | 1 |
 IFC | - | 1 |
Third party certifications
LEED US
LEED Rating Emshield DSM
Literature
Emseal DSM System Technical Data Sheet
Emseal DSM System Installation Guide
Case studies
Emseal DSM System used to seal wide deck joints in Meggit Avionics new Car Park in Fareham, Hampshire
Emseal DSM System used to seal wide & high movement Deck Joints on New Brighton University Car Park