Mechanical movement joint made simple

Tremco illbruck offer designers the appropriate type of mechanical movement joint and publish new loose leaf binder covering expanded Compriband range.

From tall buildings and civil engineering structures such as multi-storey car parks, through to expanses of natural flooring materials like marble and terracotta, Tremco illbruck can now offer designers the appropriate type of mechanical movement joint to meet many different construction challenges, a fact underlined through the publication of a new loose leaf binder covering the expanded Compriband range.

As with the interfaces between different elements to the building envelope, the capacity for thermal movement or other deflections to occur between adjacent sections of a structure represents a potentially vulnerable aspect to the built environment.

Sub-standard performance can lead to problems of water leakage, the forming of trip hazards and even, in extreme circumstances, catastrophic/structural failure.

In an effort to stay at the forefront of product innovation and the provision of solutions to clients' specific design requirements, Tremco illbruck operates four research and development facilities across the UK and Europe.

With highly skilled scientists and technicians involved in designing and testing a wide array of advanced joints.

Amongst the products appearing for the first time in a comprehensive Compriband catalogue are the new 'Bump Free' joints that feature a zigzag design to keep vehicle wheels level at all times; and the FS 280 movement joint that was developed by Tremco illbruck for Terminal 5 and now made available to the industry as a whole.

The folder and thus the product range is broken down into a series of logical sub-divisions, preceded by a section guiding the user through the design and installation processes.

The 'duty' to which the mechanical movement joints may be subjected are split into light commercial, commercial, industrial and specialised applications, and waterproofing as well as walling applications.

There is also a section on 'Additional Products' which includes such items as bedding compounds, adhesives, sealants and jointing tapes.

It also embraces joint inserts including the permanently elastic Compriband FB20 vertical expansion profile.

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