More Successful Joint Sealing Installations with EMSEAL Systems all around the UK More and more EMSEAL system solutions are being installed all around the UK to successfully seal movement and expansion joints, solving many of the difficult problems and issues that facilities owners and their professional design and construction teams face every day. The movement / expansion joint systems for car park decks in particular, must be carefully selected, especially when the deck is above retail, storage or other commercial areas. In addition to accommodating the required joint movement capability, deck joint sealing systems must be securely and durably watertight, even when fully exposed to UV light and weathering on top decks. These deck joints also need to accommodate the anticipated volumes of vehicular traffic as well as high point-load foot traffic without presenting a trip hazard, plus withstanding possible spillage of automotive oils and other fluids. Additional requirements for the particularly difficult movement joints in decks over / above retail, storage or other commercial areas, can include excellent thermal and / or acoustic insulation and very importantly a certified high level of fire resistance. Emseal SJS at Heathrow T2 Today the most common ways of dealing with these joints all require considerable compromise and usually a combination of different products and systems to enable the joints to try and meet all of these demanding requirements - For example fire blankets were once the only way to fire proof large expansion joint openings and these have to be installed from below, or looped in and protruding below, where they are routinely interrupted by under-slab electrical, plumbing and HVAC infrastructure. Any interruptions in fire blankets, by design or otherwise, means undesirable interruptions and defects in the fire protection. The watertight movement joint itself with the necessary system to protect all of this from damage by the traffic, must be installed on top. This often requires complex box-outs to be formed in new construction, or for them to be cut into otherwise sound structural concrete in refurbishment works, followed by invasive mechanical fixings, which themselves can also give rise to potential structural damage and long-term corrosion risk in exposed areas. Working around all these issues PNDec18 pp30-31 Ads.indd 30 is very expensive for main contractors, especially when different elements of the full joint system may have to be installed by different sub-contract specialists, added to the fact that this type of work often necessitates additional remedial works and work sequence disruptions for other trades. Bespoke CAD Details from EMSEAL Failed Joint System Build-up All of which adds to the potential for overall delays, significantly increases the total cost and increases the potential, or even raises the likelihood of incredibly complex inspection and maintenance issues for the future facilities management. It is therefore perhaps no surprise that leaks and premature failure of car park deck movement joints is very commonplace. However, all these service and exposure requirements can now be met and the installation issues can be solved by innovative Emseal technology and systems. Emseal SJS Installed For example, the EMSEAL SJS-FR system is a single composite parking deck joint, which not only meets all these performance requirements, but also solves all the difficult installation issues. This features invisible, non-invasive anchoring, as it is bonded in position and installed entirely from above the deck surface, thereby further minimising closures and making disruption to utility services, schedules, or other trades, unnecessary. It also eliminates the need for scaffolding or lifting platforms, overhead working, and fall protection that all add to the installed cost of fire protection for such large joints in major structures. With the EMSEAL SJS-FR system, One install does it all high performance in service with fast and secure, cost efficient installation. The EMSEAL range includes systems with a built-in EN 1366-4 (same as BS476) certified fire resistance up to 4 hours and now systems with CE Marking too. Emseal BEJS for A45 Bridge The EMSEAL movement joint systems used on parking structures are equally suitable for many other decks & podiums, for internal and external walls, heads of walls, and for the complex joint detailing required on roofs and below ground basement slabs. As well as for parking structures, the number of successful EMSEAL movement joint installations is also rapidly increasing on many other types of buildings and civil engineering structures all around the UK. Some recent projects include: Newcastle Fire-resistant floor and wall joint sealing for Unites Newgate Centre Student Accommodation Extension and Redevelopment Northampton Bespoke wing wall and parapet joint sealing for Dodmoor Bridge on the A45 Link Road. London - Wide facade joint sealing for the Dixon Hotel redevelopment of Tower Bridge Police Station and Magistrates Court. London - Wide fire-resistant deck joints for Southbank Place, also known as the Shell Building redevelopment 27/11/2018 10:42