COMPRESSION SEALS FOR BRIDGES

THE KINDS OF PROBLEMS THAT DEVELOP WHEN IMPROPER OR INADEQUATE JOINT SEALING PRACTICES ARE USED ON BRIDGES ARE REVIEWED. THE MANY THINGS TO BE CONSIDERED WHEN SELECTING A SEALING SYSTEM ARE DESCRIBED AND IS SHOWN HOW THE TREND TO LONGER BRIDGE SPANS REQUIRES CONSIDERATION OF COMPRESSION SEALS. A BRIEF REVIEW IS GIVEN OF PRACTICES IN NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE AND SEVERAL TYPES OF NEWLY-DEVELOPED COMPRESSION SEAL SYSTEMS ARE ILLUSTRATED. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 65, No 9, PP 721-729
• Authors:
  • Watson, S C
• Publication Date: 1968-9

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Am Concrete Inst Journal & Proceedings

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Compression; Reviews; Sealing (Technology); Systems
• Old TRIS Terms: Sealing
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00216718
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 30 1994 12:00AM