PREFORMED ELASTOMERIC BRIDGE JOINT SEALERS

TO OUR KNOWLEDGE NEW JERSEY IS ALONE IN SPECIFYING PREFORMED ELASTOMERIC SEALERS FOR BRIDGE JOINTS AS A STANDARD. A STUDY WAS THEREFORE UNDERTAKEN TO AUGMENT THE SERIOUSLY LIMITED KNOWLEDGE CONCERNING THEIR PERFORMANCE AND APPLICATION. THE PREFORMED ELASTOMERIC BRIDGE JOINT SEALERS IN GENERAL AND THEIR APPLICATION IN BRIDGES IN NEW JERSEY AND ELSEWHERE ARE DISCUSSED. THE BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF SEALER MATERIAL AND DESIGN OF BRIDGE SEALS ARE OUTLINED. THE DEFICIENCIES OF PRESENTLY UTILIZED SEALING OF JOINTS ARE DELINEATED; QUESTIONABLE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES ARE EXPOSED AND NEW DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION METHODS OFFERED. BASED ON CONTINUOUS FIELD OBSERVATIONS AN ANALYSIS IS MADE OF PRESENT AND PROPOSED METHODS AS WELL AS THOSE OF OTHER STATES AND COUNTRIES. THE FINDINGS INDICATE THAT EVEN THOUGH THE SEALING SYSTEM PRESENTLY SHOWS SOME SIGNS OF FAILURE ( PRIMARILY DUE TO INADEQUATE CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES) THIS TYPE OF SEALER HAS POTENTIAL TO FUNCTION PROPERLY, PROVIDED THE METHODS OF DESIGN AND APPLICATION ARE REVISED TO COMPLY TO SEALER LIMITATIONS. /AUTHOR/

• Record URL:
  • http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrr/1967/200/200-005.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Paper sponsored by Committee on Sealants and Fillers for Joint and Cracks in Pavements and presented at the 46th Annual Meeting. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Kozlov, George S
• Publication Date: 1967

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 36-52
• Monograph Title: Joint sealers, bridge materials and construction
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 200
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Analysis; Bridges; Elastomers; Field studies; Joint sealers; Performance; Preforming; Specifications; Studies
• Geographic Terms: New Jersey
• Old TRIS Terms: Field observation; Study analysis
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00216076
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-000 708
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Feb 2 1994 12:00AM