Road structure – process – or apparatus – Pavement – Including joint means
Patent
1986-09-15
1987-11-24
Leppink, James A.
Road structure, process, or apparatus
Pavement
Including joint means
404 65, E01C 1110
Patent
active
047085177
ABSTRACT:
A device for sealing the joint between adjacent structural members such as concrete slabs in bridges, parking decks, and the like, and for absorbing thermal expansion and contraction of the adjacent structural members. The compression seal employs a cross-sectional configuration comprising a square center cell within a square outer seal structure to provide an advantageous movement rating while minimizing vertical elongation of the seal during compression. As lateral compressive forces are exerted on the vertical sides of the outer square by thermal expansion of the adjacent structural members, the seal collapses in a controlled manner, the square center cell redirecting lateral compressive forces to support the upper and lower seal walls. Thus, the upper wall of the seal provides a substantially planar pedestrian treadway even as the seal is compressed.
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Attaway Julian J.
Nicholas John D.
Petree Larry M.
Leppink James A.
MM Systems Corporation
Smith Matthew
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