Britflex BEJ Expansion Joints - StonCor Africa

A close up of the BEJ expansion joint system not normally seen by thetravelling public.Figure 1SinusoidalanchorageCarrier railstandard 48x25low profile 43x25BritflexresinmortarThroughdeck drainage“Dri-Deck unit”Plinth castmonolithic withbridge deckBritdex MDPwaterproofingStructuralconcreteabutmentThe product in briefThe Britflex ‘BEJ’ for MaintenanceThe ‘BEJ’ Expansion Joint is asurface mounted mechanicalsystem, with an elastomeric insertbetween two metal runners orcarrier rails. It is unique in that therails which house the insert are setinto a rapid curing elastomeric resincompound known as Britflex ResinMortar (See figure 1).Anchorage to the deck is achievedthrough the excellent bondingqualities of the polyureideresin, without the need for anymechanical fixings. The systemhas an unrivalled worldwide trackrecord of in service-performancein excess of 30 years.The ’BEJ’ system is registered withthe UK Highways Agency for useon highway bridge decks on allclasses of roads and motorways.(Department of Transport BD33/94: Joint Type 6 refers). TheBritflex ’BEJ’ system is includedin the Highways Agency list ofapproved products SA1. BritflexResin Mortar is also included inSA1 as an approved transitionstrip material for types 5 and 7expansion joints. ‘BEJ’ ExpansionJoints incorporate cellularelastomeric inserts which areload bearing enabling a range ofmovement to be accommodatedup to 150mm.The Britflex ‘BEJ’ is ideally suitedfor maintenance schemes toreplace other failed joint systems.The benefits of rapid on siteassembly allow phased workingoutside peak traffic hours resultingin minimum traffic disruption whichresults in a significant saving ofassociated traffic managementcosts. The track record of thesystem ensures that futuremaintenance costs are minimised.03 11