ASTM D1752-04a

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Designation: D 1752 – 04a
Standard Specification for
Preformed Sponge Rubber Cork and Recycled PVC
Expansion Joint Fillers for Concrete Paving and Structural
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Construction
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 1752; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope must specify thickness, widths, and length; strip widths are
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available from 2 in. (50 mm) in increments of ⁄2 in. (13 mm).
1.1 This specification covers preformed expansion joint
3.3 Type IV joint filler is available in strip form, cut from
fillers of the following four types for use in concrete, brick, or
the sheets as manufactured, and available in a range of
stone construction.
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thicknesses: ⁄4 in., ⁄8 in., ⁄2 in., or ⁄4 in. When ordering joint
1.1.1 Type I—Sponge rubber.
filler strips, the purchaser must specify thickness, widths, and
1.1.2 Type II—Cork.
length; strip widths are available from 2 in. (50 mm) in
1.1.3 Type III—Self-expanding cork.
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increments of ⁄2 in. (13 mm).
1.1.4 Type IV—Recycled PVC.
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
4. Materials
as the standard.
4.1 Sponge Rubber—The joint filler shall consist of pre-
NOTE 1—Attention is called to Specification D 994 and D 1751.
formed strips of a durable, elastic sponge rubber compound,
using synthetic rubber or natural rubber as a base and contain-
2. Referenced Documents
ing no reclaim rubber or factice. Unless otherwise specified,
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
the sponge rubber shall have a cement gray color to blend with
D 545 Test Methods for Preformed Expansion Joint Fillers
concrete in appearance.
for Concrete Construction (Nonextruding and Resilient
4.2 Cork and Self-Expanding Cork—The joint filler shall
Types)
consist of preformed strips that have been formed from clean
D 994 Specification for Preformed Expansion Joint Filler
granulated cork particles securely bound together by a syn-
for Concrete (Bituminous Type)
thetic resin of an insoluble nature.
D 1751 Specification for Preformed Expansion Joint Filler
4.3 Recycled PVC—The joint filler shall consist of pre-
for Concrete Paving and Structural Construction (Nonex-
formed strips that have been extruded using scrap PVC
truding and Resilient Bituminous Types)
material and using either no binder or a synthetic resin of an
insoluble nature to securely bind it together. Unless otherwise
3. Ordering Information
specified, the recycled PVC should have a cement gray color to
3.1 Products conforming to this specification are manufac-
blend with concrete in appearance.
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tured in sheet form to a range of thicknesses: ⁄4 in., ⁄8 in., ⁄2
4.4 Preformed strips of expansion joint fillers shall be of
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in., ⁄4 in., and 1 in. Sheet sizes may be 3 or 4 ft in width and
such character as not to be deformed or broken by ordinary
lengths of 3, 5, 6, 10, or 12 ft. Purchaser must specify sheet
handling when exposed to atmospheric conditions. Pieces of
sizes when ordering (excluding Type IV–Recycled PVC).
the joint filler which have been damaged shall be rejected.
3.2 Joint filler in strip form is cut from the sheets as
manufactured. When ordering joint filler strips the purchaser
5. Requirements
5.1 Test Specimen—The sample to be tested shall be cut
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D04 on Road
from the sheet, as manufactured, and shall be representative of
and Paving Materials and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D04.34 on
the sheet stock.
Preformed Joint Fillers, Sealers, and Sealing Systems.
5.2 Recovery—The test specimen shall be compressed to
Current edition approved June 1, 2004. Published June 2004. Originally
50 % of its thickness before test. The load shall be released
approved in 1960. Last previous edition approved in 2004 as D 1752 – 04.
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release of application of the load, the specimen shall have
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recovered to at least 90 % of its thickness before test.
the ASTM website.
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