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Expansion joints-a must

Expansion joints-a must
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The Supreme Industries Ltd Construction Accessories Division has developed customised solutions specifically for the construction requirement of various sectors. Supreme’s DURAboardHD100, DURArods and DURAsilstrip are the three aces which cater the need of building or road structure, assuring the structure with a great bonding. To start with, Supreme’s DURAboardHD100 is a cross-linked, pre-moulded, high performance joint filler board which is readily compressible and ensures low load transfer. This structural expansion joint application can be used in concrete brick and block work; it also helps isolation to fill its gap and work as a backup supporter for sealant. It can also be used for the expansion joints in concrete highway, taxi tracks and most importantly in airport runway.

This product comes with closed cell, has excellent chemical resistance, thermally stable (ranges from -40°C to °C), most importantly, bitumen-free, rot-proof and bacteria resistant. DURAboardHD100 is available in thickness ranging from 8 mm to 100 mm sizes. While DURAboardHD100 and DURArods can be termed as brother-in-arm bonding together, the next in line DURAsilstrip is bond breaker. The product is a closed cell, compressible polymer-based material (paper) backed on one side as per IRC: 57-2006-6.3 and 6.4. DURAsilstrip ranges from 2 mm to 12 mm size. However, other sizes also available on request. The product works as a bond brakes between any cold applied sealant and fourth surface in contraction or expansion joints. This also works as a backup to cold applied sealants to be precise in concrete road. The features and benefits of the product is more or less in line with the other two, however, it has compressible and flexible joint movements along with non-staining, which means it does not disintegrate. All structures move by necessity to avoid buckling which could cause structural failure. Architects, general contractors, owners and end-users are adverse to seeing caulk joints or movement profiles they feel destroys the ambiance of their building. Awareness of the need for movement joints in installations needs to begin at the sale or specification stage, well before ordering products and certainly before the installer arrives on site. Asking an end-user how they prefer these joints to be treated should be no different, and is of much greater importance.

For further details contact:
Mobile: 9831020808 / 9810495550
Emai: dura@supreme.co.in; Website: www.supreme.co.in

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