Test methods for the movement capability of building sealants - The "state-of-the-art"

Title: Test methods for the movement capability of building sealants - The "state-of-the-art"
Author(s): J. C. Beech
Paper category : conference
Book title: International RILEM Symposium on Building Joint Sealants
Editor(s): A.T. Wolf
Print-ISBN: None
e-ISBN: 235158015X
Publisher: RILEM Publications SARL
Publication year: 1998
Pages: 53 - 71
Total Pages: 19
Nb references: 28
Language: English

Abstract: The ability of a joint sealant to withstand the diurnal and seasonal cyclic movements imposed by variations of temperature, and in some cases of moisture content, of the adjoining claddings on buildings, without loss of adhesion to joint surfaces or other failures, is of primary importance for its long-term performance.
This paper reviews the laboratory test methods, which have been developed to assess this property, from national and international standards. Some simpler test methods for assessing the ability of sealants to withstand maintained extension are also briefly discussed. A number of test apparatuses are described which subject sealants samples simultaneously to cyclic movements and to weather and thus simulate the likely effects of service conditions more closely than is yet possible in laboratory tests.
An attempt is made to evaluate the "State of the Art" of assessing the movement capability of building joint sealants, and recommendations are made for future work in this field.

Online publication: 2003-05-25
Publication type : full_text
Public price (Euros): 0.00
doi: 10.1617/235158015X.004