•
UL 2079 For
Concrete, Masonry and Gypsum Walls
•
Can be used alone or behind any joint covers
•
Interior walls
• Exterior walls
• Suitable to all building types
• Stadiums and arenas
• Hospitals
• Military facilities
• Schools, colleges, and universities
• Airports
•Manufacturing, etc.
Standard Sizes
•
1/2"
to 6"
(12 - 150mm)
Note: Sizes under 1 1/2"
(40mm)
are manufactured with a single bellows. Larger sizes incorporate multiple
bellows.
Product Description
EMSHIELD WFR2 and WFR3 are watertight, fire-rated, dual-sided primary
seals for both new and retrofit structural expansion joints in wall
applications.
EMSHIELD WFR2 and WFR3
feature
dual-sided silicone sealing surfaces adhered to a fire-retardant
impregnated foam backing and an intumescent bellows. Both sides of the
expansion joint are waterproof and fire-rated.
As a single unit fire-rated expansion joint EMSHIELD
eliminates the need for additional fire stops at the joint gap thereby
eliminating the need for multiple separate products that perform the roles
of sealing, bridging and fire-rating
joints--with EMSHIELD WFR2 or WFR3, one install does it all.
Can be used alone or under any other expansion joint cover, plate or
filler where depth of substrate allows.
EMSHIELD WFR2
and WFR3 provide a
watertight,
clean
handling, UV stable, non-staining, low-temperature-flexible,
high-temperature-stable, watertight, energy-efficient and fire-rated joint
in a single installation process.
EMSHIELD WFR2(Wall, Fire-Rated
2-Hours)
and WFR3(Wall, Fire-Rated, 3-Hours)
are part of the growing EMSHIELD family of fire-rated expansion joints being released by EMSEAL.
WFR2 and WFR3 can be joined
with EMSHIELD DFR2 and DFR3, EMSEAL's horizontal deck
fire-rated expansion joint, to create a continuous, fire-rated watertight expansion
system in both planes as well as at factory-fabricated or field-executed direction changes
between the horizontal and vertical planes.
EMSHIELD WFR2 builds on EMSEAL's track record of over 30
years of innovation in sealing structural expansion joints with impregnated
foam sealants and expands the comprehensive line of
breakthrough, multi-function, structural expansion joint materials being
released by EMSEAL. It has been tested and certified by Underwriters Laboratories (UL),
to the rigors of UL 2079 and is
manufactured under UL's Follow-Up Service--providing the assurance that the
material supplied on your project is manufactured to the same standards of
the product that was submitted for testing. ONLY FIRE-RATED EXPANSION
JOINTS THAT HAVE BEEN UL 2079 TESTED AND CERTIFIED SHOULD BE USED IN A
LIFE-SAFETY APPLICATION.
Watertight — EMSHIELD
WFR2 and WFR3 are feature EMSEAL's signature tensionless
bellows. The optional installation of a silicone bead provides the facing
exterior elements to provide a watertight seal.
Fire-Rated — The
fire-retardant-impregnated foam and intumescent bellows on
both the interior and exterior faces work together to ensure 2-hour fire protection in accordance
with UL-2079.
Non-Invasive Anchoring — There are no hard metal-to-substrate
connections with EMSHIELD WFR2 or WFR3. This includes embedded pins, anchors,
screws, bolts or tracks, trays or rails, flanges or coverplates. The
system is locked to the joint faces by means of the 1) backpressure of
the foam; 2) the epoxy adhesive, and 3) the injected sealant bands at
the joint face.
Versatility — EMSHIELD WFR's visible surfaces are available in
26
standard colors (other colors are optional). Each side can be a separate
color. This allows for color
coordination with surrounding wall colors and in keeping with the structure's
aesthetics. SEE
COLOR SELECTION
Joint-Size Variation —Uniform bellows appearance, and the
ability to handle variations in joint size through size-switching.
Energy Efficiency -- EMSEAL's foam technology also acts an efficient
thermal barrier. This means that indoor air quality and HVAC
balance can be controlled while insulating the interior space from hot
and cold exterior conditions. The non-metallic, non-invasive
anchoring means that with WFR2 there are no thermal breaks introduced at
structural or other joint openings.
Sound Attenuation -- Walls
sealed with EMSEAL impregnated foam sealants offer exceptional acoustic dampening and
feature sound
transmission coefficients virtually equal to that of the solid wall. In a
wall with a STC 68 rating, WFR2 was tested to have a STC 62 rating
thereby maintaining the sound suppressing capabilities of the host wall.
It also posted an OITC 52 rating.
UNIVERSAL & CUSTOM 90's
(Patent
Pending)
Factory-Fabricated Transitions—
as in all EMSEAL expansion joint systems,
continuity of
seal through changes in plane and direction is an essential
performance differentiator.
SEISMIC COLORSEAL
is manufactured in straight-run sticks which can be joined in
the field to EMSEAL’s patent-pending "Universal-90" transitions.
These
factory-fabricated single-piece 90-degree units have a 12-inch
long leg and a 6-inch vertical piece on each side of the elbow.
The Universal-90
transition pieces are symmetrically coated on both faces. This
allows them to be installed as an inside corner or as an outside corner.
In addition to
guaranteeing watertightness, EMSEAL’s "Universal-90's" allow for
much faster and secure installation by eliminating field cutting
or notching and bending, at angles.
Custom-90's, coated on just the weather-facing faces, are also
available when field conditions and measurements are known up front.
Consult EMSEAL
Substrates must be solid, sound, parallel and plumb.
Note: Overall fire-rating of a wall assembly is dependent on the fire-rated characteristics of the supporting
and adjacent wall design by others.
Note: Typical Thickness of
concrete for 2-hour rating = 4" (100mm).
Sizing
Supplied
Nominal Material Size
Depth of Seal
Depth of Seal
Length
( = Joint Size at Mean T)
WFR2
WFR3
6.56 LF (2M)Stick
1/2"
(12mm)
4" (100mm)
5" (125mm)
5/8"
(15mm)
3/4"
(20mm)
1"
(25mm)
1 1/4"
(30mm)
1 1/2"
(40mm)
1 3/4"
(45mm)
2"
(50mm)
2 1/4"
(55mm)
2 1/2"
(65mm)
2 3/4"
(70mm)
3"
(75mm)
3 1/4"
(85mm)
3 1/2"
(90mm)
3 3/4"
(95mm)
4"
(100mm)
4 1/4"
(105mm)
4 1/2"
(115mm)
4 3/4"
(120mm)
5"
(125mm)
5 1/4"
(130mm)
51/2"
(140mm)
5 3/4"
(145mm)
6"
(150mm)
Applicable Standards
Only UL 2079 tests
expansion joint movement (cycling expansion and contraction) during
fire-rating testing. This is crucial because expansion joints move.
Non-UL tests do not combine movement cycling and fire blocking --- therefore do
not adequately test the integrity of the expansion joint in simulated
real world conditions. Demand UL/ULC UL 2079
testing and certification in any life-safety application where an
expansion joint needs to be fire-rated.
EMSHIELD WFR2 and WFR3 have been tested and certified under
UL 2079 encompassing manufacturing certification, Class II and Class III movement cycling, fire
test, and hose stream test.
EMSHIELD WFR2 and WFR3 meets the requirements of ASTM
E1966, ASTM E119 and ASTM E1399.
UL 2079, like ASTM E1966, was developed to
encompass the fire testing of ASTM E119 and the movement cycling regime
of ASTM E1399.
EMSHIELD WFR3 has been tested in accordance with UL 2079 in the
configuration depicted in WW-D-0099;
WW-D-1087
Composition
A fire-retardant-impregnated foam is
factory pre-coated on both inside and outside faces with an intumescent fire-proofing
material. Each side is then coated with a silicone coating.
This silicone coating is offered in a choice of 26 standard (and additional
custom) colors to coordinate with the surrounding wall colors. The resulting composite is then factory compressed to less than its nominal
size for installation into structural or other openings.
Because EMSHIELD WFR2 and WFR3 are coated on both sides they are an effective
fire-barrier from either side in interior demising walls or partitions.
Installed in exterior joints WFR2 and WFR3 can help to prevent wrap-around fires that
exit the building through joint openings, wrap around the outside of
the building and reenter the building through the joint at the next floor
level.
The
system is installed into epoxy adhesive field-applied to the joint faces.
An optional field-injected silicone sealant
band seals the bellows to the substrate providing watertightness. Joins between each stick
are executed using a field-applied silicone sealant band at the join and an intumescent sealant coating over the remaining foam at the adjoining faces.
A silicone corner bead at installation is optional on interior walls. When installed it
completes a watertight seal.
Design/System/Construction/Assembly
Usage
This material has been tested to UL/ULC 2079 and is manufactured under
UL’s Follow-Up Service. The material is being supplied as a fire-rated
component of a wall or floor assembly. It has been tested to UL 2079 in
assemblies as depicted in EMSEAL’s various listings in the UL
Online Certifications Directory. Use of this material in assembly
configurations other than depicted in the named UL listings will not
encumber or lower the resistance of the deck or wall assembly but is
done so at the designers’ discretion and responsibility for designing
substrates as part of a fire rated assembly that meet applicable
standards for the project. Similarly, the published information in the
UL Listings cannot always address every construction nuance encountered
in the field. Authorities Having Jurisdiction should be consulted in all
cases as to the particular requirements covering the installation and
use of UL Listed or Classified products or materials. Authorities Having
Jurisdiction should be consulted before construction to ensure that
specific adjacent substrates and assemblies are detailed and constructed
to meet local fire-rating requirements.
This short
video summarizes the rigors of the UL 2079 testing process for EMSHIELD
WFR2:
Expansion joints and
precompressed joint
sealants by EMSEAL
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