duracord & durasheet 40/100

Bond-breaker and closed-cell back-up material for use with

joint sealants
DESCRIPTION
duracord and durasheet bond
breaker and back-up material are
permanent preformed joint fillers,
manufactured from low density, closed
cell expanded polyethylene. They are
highly flexible and compressible, with
excellent recovery properties and
tensile strength.

USES
duracord & durasheet are semi-rigid
joint fillers used for forming expansion
joints or as a backing material for joints
in:

Concrete

Brickwork

Blockwork

Retaining walls

Deck slabs

Reservoirs
durasheet 100 is suitable for use in
water retaining structures and
conforms to the requirements of abe
Construction Chemicals'
specifications for the sealing of water
retaining structures.

FEATURES AND BENEFITS

Rot proof
Fine closed cell structure
Non-absorbent
Resilient
Low load transfer
Bitumen free
Non-tainting

TECHNICAL DATA
Composition

Closed cell expanded

polyethylene

durasheet

40

Density

40 kg/m

90 110

Tensile
strength

327 Kpa

782 Kpa

Elongation at
break

92%

116%

Tear Strength
of Width

4,2 N/mm

5,4 N/mm

Compression
set

95%
recovery
from 50%
compressio
n for 22
hours at
20 C after
4 days

95%
recovery
from 50%
compressio
n for 22
hours at
20 C after
4 days

Service
temperatures

-40 C to
+90 C

-40 C to
+90 C

Chemical
resistance

Unaffected
by acids,
and alkalis,
good
resistance
to oils,
petrol,
diesel fuel
and
solvents.

Unaffected
by acids,
and alkalis,
good
resistance
to oils,
petrol,
diesel fuel
and
solvents.

Toxicity

duracord
and
durasheet
are nontoxic,
totally inert
and have
no rodent
attraction.

duracord
and
durasheet
are nontoxic, totally
inert and
have no
rodent
attraction.

Good to

Good to

-40 C

-40 C

0,033
W/mK

0,033
W/mK

INSTALLATION
duracord/durasheet should be
compressed into the joint to
approximately 70% of its original size.
Where hydrostatic pressures are
present, compression should be to
approximately 40% of its original size.
For
most
effective
results,
duracord/durasheet must be inserted
into the joint to a depth that will

100
3

Flexibility
Thermal
Conductivity
@ 10 C

Water Vapour
Transmission
Rate

0,65 g/m
in 24 hr

0,65 g/m in
24 hr

accommodate the depth of sealant

specified i.e. joints from 6 mm to 12
mm wide, width and depth must be
equal. From 12 mm wide to 24 mm
wide the depth should be 12 mm, and
for joints over 24 mm wide the depth
should be half width.
In order to prevent movement of the
durasheet when installing in
expansion joints between suspended
slabs use partly projecting copper nails
or daubs of adhesive.
When forming expansion joints with
durasheet in in-situ concrete joint
sealing slots can be formed by first
cutting through the durasheet to the
required depth and pinning the strip
back on to the remaining durasheet
3

1
2

3
with 50 mm panel pins installing the
filler flush with the concrete surface.
Prior to sealing remove the top strip to
provide a clean joint ready for
preparation of the joint sealant
installation.
Bond breakers are not required as
elastomeric sealants will not bond to
the durasheet or duracord.

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DESIGN CRITERIA
Typical movement joint in blockwork
using durasheet.
1. concrete
2. durasheet
3. durakol HM

requirements. abe Construction

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and practical experience built up over
years in the companys pursuit of
excellence in building and construction
technology.

MODEL SPECIFICATIONSFOR:
duracord
Closed-cell polyethylene backing cord
for filling and dimensioning joints prior
to sealing with an appropriate flexible
sealant.
The backing cord will be duracord, a
closed-cell polyethylene cord applied
in accordance with the
recommendations of abe
Construction Chemicals.
durasheet 40
Non-absorbent, closed-cell
polyethylene joint filler. Used as
expansion joint former for brickwork,
walls and floors in in-situ cast concrete
not subject to hydrostatic pressures.

PACKAGING
duracord is supplied in continuous
rolls in various diameters from 6 mm to
50 mm.
durasheet is supplied in square or
rectangular sections of almost any
dimension up to 30 mm thick and in
2 metre lengths. Where continuous
lengths over 2 metres are required, the
supplied lengths are easily joined
using a good neoprene contact
adhesive.

HANDLING & STORAGE

This product has a shelf life of
12 months if kept in a dry cool place in
the original packaging. In more
extreme conditions this period might
be shortened.

HEALTH & SAFETY

There are no health hazards
associated with duracord or
durasheet in normal use.

FURTHER INFORMATION
Where other products are to be used
in conjunction with this material, the
relevant technical data sheets should
be consulted to determine total

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