EXPANSION JOINT PROMISES CHEAPER BRIDGES

THE MECHANICAL JOINT DESCRIBED IS WATERTIGHT AND TAKES UP MOVEMENTS FROM 1/2 IN TO 1 1/2 IN. IT IS A PREFABRICATED SYSTEM CONSTRUCTED OF MILD STEEL AND EXTRUDED NEOPRENE. PRODUCED BY EXPANDITE LTD, IT IS CLAIMED TO HAVE A LIFE EQUAL TO THAT OF THE BRIDGE STRUCTURE, AND TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF JOINTS REQUIRED. /RRL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 6, No 5, PP 41-42, 1 FIG
• Publication Date: 1967-5

Media Info

• Serial:
  • INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION
  • Publisher: INTERTEC PUBLISHING

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Expansion joints; Neoprene; Prefabricated structures; Steel; Waterproofing materials
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00216497
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Road Research Laboratory /UK
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 17 1994 12:00AM