US3555981A - Expansion joint for road or bridge span sections - Google Patents

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US3555981A
US3555981A US749169A US3555981DA US3555981A US 3555981 A US3555981 A US 3555981A US 749169 A US749169 A US 749169A US 3555981D A US3555981D A US 3555981DA US 3555981 A US3555981 A US 3555981A
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Ettore Vitali
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01D—CONSTRUCTION OF BRIDGES, ELEVATED ROADWAYS OR VIADUCTS; ASSEMBLY OF BRIDGES
    • E01D19/00—Structural or constructional details of bridges
    • E01D19/06—Arrangement, construction or bridging of expansion joints
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01C—CONSTRUCTION OF, OR SURFACES FOR, ROADS, SPORTS GROUNDS, OR THE LIKE; MACHINES OR AUXILIARY TOOLS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR
    • E01C11/00—Details of pavings
    • E01C11/02—Arrangement or construction of joints; Methods of making joints; Packing for joints
    • E01C11/04—Arrangement or construction of joints; Methods of making joints; Packing for joints for cement concrete paving
    • E01C11/12—Packing of metal and plastic or elastic materials
    • E01C11/126—Joints with only metal and prefabricated packing or filling

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  • An expansion joint for interconnecting road bridge spans comprises a resilient (rubber) strip having dovetail section edge flanges which are fitted into dovetail channel elements mountable on respective adjoining span sections, by backward bending of the strip to deform the beads. After fitting, the beads are rigidificd by insertion of a bar or cable to prevent their release from the channel elements.
  • EXPANSION JOINT roa ROAD oaaaro'or SPAN sacrrous
  • This invention relates to expansion joints for location between road 'or bridge span sections. more particularly adjoining bridge or flyover span sections forming a road. as disclosed by US. Application'Ser. No. 460.160, now US. Pat.
  • An object of the invention is to provide a joint of the same general type having animproved means of securing the assembled joint to the tespective road or ,spansections interconnected thereby. to permit replacement of the strip and to simplify construction andassembly of the joint.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide such a joint which is simple. tough and inexpensive in construction and which is easy and quick to assemble and disassemble.
  • the invention provides an expansionjoint interconnecting adjoining span sections of a road or bridge.
  • the joint comprising a strip of resilient material having a downwardly depending bead along each longitudinal edge, a securing element receiving and holding each such bead, means locking each bead in its securing element, and means connecting the securing elements in the adjoining span sections, the improvement that the beads are of dovetail section and the securing elements are channel membersof matching dovetail section, the locking means comprising a longitudinally extending slidably removable rigidifyingmemberreceived in a longitudinal bore in the bead, removal of the rigidifying member freeing the bead for removal from the channel member to allow replacement of the strip.
  • the joint according to the invention can be assembled and disassembled without disturbing the load-bearing structure of the adjoining road or span sections.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic transverse cross-sectional view in a vertical plane perpendicular to the adjoining edges of two span sections, showing an expansion joint according to one embodiment the invention in its assembled condition;
  • FIG. 2 is a partialperspective view illustrating a step in the assembly of the joint of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is an exploded fragmentary cross sectional view of one edge of a joint strip, illustrating its fitting to a channel element upon assembly of the joint;
  • FIG. 4 is an exploded partial perspective view of a joint according to a modification of the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2;
  • FIG. 5 is an exploded fragmentary cross section, taken on line V-V of FIG. 4.
  • Two adjoining span sections 21' and 22' of a road bridge, flyover, or the like comprise reinforced concrete girders having parallel adjacent edges capped by steel girders 71, 71' and separated by a gap 26.
  • the gap 26 expands or contracts upon thermal contraction and expansion respectively of the span sections 21', 22.
  • the span sections 21', 22 support a road comprising a surface layer 25 resting on a road foundation 254 which is in turn supported on the span sections 21', 22'.
  • An expansion joint 60 interconnectsthe two span sections 21 22' and spans the gap 26.
  • the joint 60 comprises a rubber strip 61 having, opposite flat. faces formed with transverse grooves. Along its longitudinal edges the strip 61 is formed with two downwardly-depending beads 62.
  • Each bead 62 has a dovetail cross-sectional profile in the shape of a truncated isosceles triangle or symmetrical trapezium having a width A at its upper end and a substantially greater width B at its lower end.
  • each channel element 63 opens upwardly and has an internal dovetail cross-sectional profile matching that of the respective bead 62.
  • FIG. 3 shows the cross section of the curved region 62' of one of the beads, illustrating the decreased width B of its lower end, which is equal to or less than the width A of the open upper end of the respective channel element 63.
  • the beads 62 When the strip 61 is straightened out upon fitting to the span sections 21', 22' the beads 62 resume their initial sizes and shapes in the respective channel elements 63 and are firmly anchored by virtue of the matching dovetail shape of the beads 62 and the channel elements 63.
  • Each bead 62 is formed with a longitudinal bore 64, preferably of cylindrical shape, into which a metal elongated locking member 65 in the form of a cylindrical bar or a cable is inserted after assembly of the joint 60' to rigidify the bead 62 and lock it in its channel element 63.
  • the members 65 increase the resistance of the two beads 62 to compression and thereby prevent substantial deformation of the beads 62, effectively locking the beads in the channel elements 63.
  • the two beads 62 of the strip 61 are formed with spaced-apart transverse recesses 66 which intersect the respective longitudinal bores 64.
  • the transverse recesses 66 open downwardly and are adapted to receive auxiliary retaining members in the form of rings 67 located within and secured, such as by welding, to the bottom of each respective channel element 63.
  • the channel elements 63 are previously secured to the span sections 21', 22.
  • the channel elements 63 are previously secured to the span sections 21', 22.
  • channel elements 63 are secured to respective. prefabricated reinforced concrete edge members 69 by means of split anchoring pins 68 welded to the underside of each element 63 and embedded in said concrete members 69.
  • the girders 71. 71' of the span sections 21', 22 have upper planar surfaces
  • the prefabricated concrete members 69, with the channel elements 63 secured thereto are subsequently secured releasably by means of bolts 70 to the upper surfaces of the span sections 21', 22' so that the members 69 rest on the upper surfaces of the girders 71, 71'.
  • a road surface is formed in a known manner on the span sections 21', 22' after forming the joint 60 by laying the foundation 25a on the span sections and then applying the surface layer 25, flush with the upper surface of the joint strip 61.
  • the members 65 are removed from the bores 64 and the strip 61 then removed by pulling the beads 62, which are then free to deform, from the channel elements 63.
  • the joint interconnecting adjoining span sections of a road or bridge, the joint comprising a strip of resilient material having a downwardly depending bead along each longitudinal edge, a securing element receiving and holding each such bead, means locking each bead in its securing element, and means connecting the securing elements to the adjoining span sections, the improvements characterized in that (a) the beads have a dovetail cross section. (b) the securing elements are channel members of matching dovetail cross section, and (c) the locking means comprises a longitudinally extending slidably removable rigidifying member received in a longitudinal bore in the bead, removal of the rigidifying member freeing the bead for removal from the channel member to allow replacement of the strip.
  • Joint according to claim 1 including prefabricated reinforced concrete members to which the respective channel elements are secured. and including releasable attachment means for securing said concrete members to respective span sections to be interconnected.
  • each bead has a series of spaced-apart transverse recesses intersecting the longitudinal bore, and wherein a series of spaced apertured retaining members are disposed within and secured to the channel element. each such retaining member extending into a transverse recess in the bead, the longitudinal rigidifying member passing through the apertures in the retaining members and being axially removable.
  • a joint according to claim 3 further including (a) prefabricated concrete members to which the respective channel elements are secured, and (b) releasable attachment means for securing the concrete members to the span members to be interconnected.
  • the joint comprising a strip of resilient material having a downwardly depending bead along each longitudinal edge with a longitudinal cavity in each bead, a securing element receiving and holding each bead, means locking each bead in its securing element, and means connecting the securing elements to the adjoining span sections, the improvements characterized in that (a) the beads have dovetail cross section, (b) the securing elements are channel members of matching dovetail cross section, (c) the beads have spaced-apart recesses on their lower surfaces, (d) the base of the channel members have upwardly projecting.
  • each retaining ring extending into a recess in the bead
  • the longitudinal cavity in each bead being a cylindrical bore into which the spaced recesses extend
  • a removable locking member located in the bore to extend along its full length and to pass through each retaining ring to rigidity the bead and lock it in its channel element,
  • the locking member being removable axially from the bore to free the bead for removal from its channel member to allow replacement of the strip.

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US4423979A (en) 1979-09-19 1984-01-03 The D. S. Brown Company Expansion joint sealing structures
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US1280363A (en) * 1918-03-19 1918-10-01 George Anderson Rubber paving for roads and other surfaces.
FR1363483A (fr) * 1962-05-30 1964-06-12 Gomma Antivibranti Applic Joint de dilatation en caoutchouc pour routes et ponts
US3270474A (en) * 1963-09-27 1966-09-06 Miscellaneous Mfg Corp Expansion joint cover
US3324774A (en) * 1965-04-21 1967-06-13 Gomma Antivibranti Applic Expansion joint for road sections
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FR2169028A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) * 1972-01-27 1973-09-07 Gen Tire & Rubber Co
US3790294A (en) * 1972-06-12 1974-02-05 M Trieste Elastomeric seal positioning support construction
US4423979A (en) 1979-09-19 1984-01-03 The D. S. Brown Company Expansion joint sealing structures
US20210381174A1 (en) * 2016-03-07 2021-12-09 Schul International Co., Llc Durable joint seal system with flexibly attached cover plate and rib
US11499273B2 (en) * 2016-03-07 2022-11-15 Schul International Co., Llc Durable joint seal system with flexibly attached cover plate and rib
CN115287955A (zh) * 2022-08-25 2022-11-04 杭州可运市政园林有限公司 一种高稳定平铺均匀的道路施工工艺

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