REPAIR EXPANSION PLATE

REPAIR OF THE SLIDING PLATE OF THE EXPANSION JOINT WAS EFFECTED BY INSTALLATION OF A TRANSFLEX MODEL 400 A BY MAINTENANCE FORCES. THE 9-STEP INSTALLATION PROCEDURE IS OUTLINED. UNICON 240 BONDING AGENT TOGETHER WITH TYPE II CEMENT, AND SAND, AND NEW, RAPID SETTING, HIGH COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH ALCRETE WAS USED. CURING WAS ASSISTED BY COVERING AND HEATING SINCE TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW FREEZING AT NIGHT AND ABOUT 40 DEGREES DURING THE DAY. EQUIPMENT USED FOR THE REPAIR IS DESCRIBED. THE COSTS OF MATERIALS AND LABOR IS DISCUSSED. PHOTOGRAPHS ILLUSTRATE ASPECTS OF THE WORK. CONCLUSIONS DRAWN FROM THE EXPERIENCE ARE PRESENTED.

• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Highway Administration Special Report

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• Authors:
  • Rector, B E
• Publication Date: 1972-4

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 44-8
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Lab Ensayo Mat & Invest /Argentina/
  • Publisher: Lab Ensayo Materiales e Investigaciones Tecnol

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bonding; Building; Cement; Cold weather; Concrete curing; Costs; Equipment; Expansion joints; Facilities; Installation; Operations; Repairing; Structural plates
• Uncontrolled Terms: Plates; Repairs; Sliding
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Construction; Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00219078
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Spec Rept
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 11 1974 12:00AM