Solutions/Case Studies

Have you used BEJS in any other applications?

Yes. BEJS has been used in new and repair applications in substrates including: metal angles both sides, metal angle one side with other side rebuilt; replaced bolt-down with blockout filled with Emcrete; joint rebuilt with concrete or patching material; join edges rebuilt with Emcrete elastomeric nosing material; newly formed joints in poured concrete; etc. See the Case Studies below for some examples. In addition, BEJS has been adopted as a standard in many DOT’s for strip-seal gland replacement and as a durable way to seal the joint opening below asphaltic plug joints as follows:

Replace Failed Strip Seal Rubber with BEJS

Bridge expansion joint strip seal replacement with BEJS from EMSEAL detail

BEJS has successfully been used as a retrofit for failed membranes in strip seals that are no longer manufactured or there is damage to the knuckle area of the rail. We recommend that the knuckle be filled in with our epoxy and the installation proceed as normal.

Asphaltic Plug Joint Seal

BEJS from EMSEAL installed under aspaltic plug bridge expansion joint

BEJS is used by an increasing number of DOTs as a secondary seal under asphaltic plug joints. Its factory fabricated transitions ensure watertightness, especially at the curb and wall under the asphaltic plug joint and acts as a belt and suspenders for these applications.

Expansion joints often leak when they transition to a curb or parapet wall, how does BEJS handle this?

Closeup: Finished bridge joint with BEJS installed in roadway, one Universal-90 used as an upturn and one field-made “notch-and-bend” outside corner.

Continuity of seal through changes in plane make BEJS an essential performance differentiator. EMSEAL is the first company to warrant curb and parapet wall corner transitions to be watertight with factory fabricated assemblies. Read more here.

What if there isn’t a curb or wall and the joint terminates at the end of the deck?

A Kickout Termination extends beyond the edge of the bridge deck and helps to direct water run off beyond the piers below.

That is a concern and the reason why EMSEAL designed the BEJS Kickout termination which is intended to direct water off the end of the expansion joint and beyond the pier. It functions as a drip edge. Read more here. Read More Here.