ISO/FDIS 7728

ISO/DIS FDIS 7728:2025(en)
ISO/TC 59/SC 19/WG 1
Secretariat: SAC
Date: 2025-10-3012-12
Typical horizontal joints between an external wall of prefabricated
ordinary concrete components and a concrete floor - — Properties,
characteristics and classification criteria
Assemblages horizontaux courants entre une façade en composants préfabriqués en béton ordinaire et un
plancher en béton — Propriétés, caractéristiques et éléments de la classification
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Contents
Foreword . iv
Introduction . vi
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Properties of joints and agents to which they are exposed . 2
4.1 Properties . 2
4.2 Agents to which joints are exposed . 4
5 Characteristics of joints . 4
5.1 General . 4
5.2 Thermal transmission between internal and external environments . 4
5.3 Influence of joint on acoustical insulation of the floor . 4
5.4 Air permeability of joints (between either external and internal environments, or spaces
separated by the floor) . 5
5.5 Water tightness . 5
5.6 Water vapour condensation on the internal face of the wall and floor in the vicinity of the
joint . 10
5.7 Transmission of forces . 12
5.8 Fire resistance . 12
5.9 Emission of gases or toxic fumes in the event of fire . 12
5.10 Internal and external appearance . 12
5.11 Durability . 12
6 Other indications to be given . 13
6.1 Maintenance of jointing materials . 13
6.2 Replacement of degradable jointing materials . 13
6.3 Dismantling and reassembling components . 13
7 Dimensional coordination . 13
8 Classification criteria . 13
Bibliography . 16

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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 59, Buildings and civil engineering works,
Subcommittee SC 19, Prefabricated building.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 7728:1985), which has been technically revised.
The main changes are as follows:
— — update of reference documents;
— — addition of terminological entries for “surface temperature coefficient” (3.4(3.4),), “fire resistance”
(3.5(3.5)) and “concrete sandwich board” (3.6(3.6););
— — addition of Tables 1Tables 1, 2, 2 and 33,, integrating 4.14.1, 5.4.1 and 5.5.2Clause 8;;
— — addition of 5.25.1.2and 5.1.3,, regarding the indexes of thermal transmission;
— — addition of 5.35.2.2,, refining the data and measurement of sound insulation R value;
— — addition of Figure 2Figure 2,, integrating Clause 5Clause 5;;
— — redrafting of 5.5.35.4.1 to describe the overlap range in different building environments;
— — redrafting of 5.5.45.4.2 to describe the setting of capillary fracture width between the fracture surface
and the vertical plane;
— — addition of μ value calculation reference in 5.65.5.1;;
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— — addition of joint fillers determinesto the condensation coefficient inside, fire resistance, and emission
of gases or toxic smoke in 5.65.5.1, 5.7, 5.8 and 5.95.8;;
— — addition of explanation of heterogeneity coefficient, Q, in 5.105.9;;
— — redrafting the text describing durability in 5.115.10;;
— — addition of description of maintenance of jointing materials in 6.16.1;;
— — addition of the characteristics of joints dimension in Clause 7Clause 7.
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Introduction
This document outlines a convention for designers about jointing an external wall made of ordinary
prefabricated concrete components and a concrete floor.
This convention refers to standardized methods for the determiningdetermination of the properties of the
joint. However, the methods for some of these properties are not elaborated. Given the importance of these
properties, solutions are proposed and both experience and laboratory studies have shown to be satisfactory
under the usual conditions. It should be noted that these solutions are not the only viable optionoptions.
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Typical horizontal joints between an external wall of prefabricated
ordinary concrete components and a concrete floor - — Properties,
characteristics and classification criteria
1 Scope
This document specifies the properties and characteristics of typical horizontal joints between two
prefabricated ordinary concrete external wall components and a concrete floor.
However, the characteristics of joints, which are involved in the structural behaviour of buildings, are not
specified in this document.
This document is applicable to all public or private buildings, used as dwellings, offices, educational or hospital
premises.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes
requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references,
the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 2444, Joints in building - VocabularyISO 6589, Joints in building — Laboratory method of test for air
permeability of joints
ISO 717--1, Acoustics — Rating of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements — Part 1: Airborne
sound insulation
ISO 16283--1, Acoustics — Field measurement of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements, —
Part 1: Airborne sound insulation
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— — ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
— — IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
3.1 3.1
load-bearing external wall
external wall, the role of which includes the stability of the building, that, in additional to self-weight, wind
loads and similar, also support floor loads (wholly or in part), transmitting them directly or indirectly to the
foundation.
3.2 3.2
self-supporting external wall
external wall, that does not form part of the load bearing structure and the weight of which is transmitted to
the foundation.
3.3 3.3
supported external wall
external wall, that does not form part of the load-bearing structure and the weight of which is transmitted
back to the load-bearing structure of the building.
3.4 3.4
temperature factor
ratio of the difference between the minimum surface temperature at the joint and the indoor air temperature
and the difference between the outdoor air temperature and the indoor air temperature.
3.5 3.5
fire resistance
measure of the ability of a material or structure to resist collapse, flame penetration, and excessive
temperature rise on the unexposed surface under specified conditions of test.
3.6 3.6
concrete sandwich board
prefabricated concrete exterior wall panel with precast concrete inner and outer layer that are structurally
connected, and insulation materials filled in the middle
4 Properties of joints and agents to which they are exposed
4.1 Properties
For joints, the necessary properties listed in Table 1Table 1 shall be considered. The optional properties listed
in Table 2Table 2 should be considered.
Table 1 — Necessarry — Necessary properties of joints
Necessary properties
Application
No. Property name Description
environment
a Thermal To limit thermal losses (between the internal and external Various climatic
conductivity environments). conditions
b Soundproofing To limit sound transmission (between the spaces separated by Various indoor
the floor, if any). environments
c Air-tightness To provide satisfactory resistance to air penetration. Various climatic
conditions
d Water and snow To ensure water-tightness and snow tightness between the Various climatic
tightness exterior and interior and, for water and other liquids, conditions
between the spaces separated by the floor.
e Light blocking To prevent the passage of light (between spaces separated by the Various lighting
floor, if any). conditions
f Non-toxic and The joints should be non-toxic and not emit odours (odours Various indoor
odour-free emitted by jointing products). environments
g Anti- Condensation of water vapour should not occur opposite the Various climatic
condensation joints and in the joints on the internal face of the wall. conditions
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Application
No. Property name Description
environment
h Stress resistance To resist stresses in one or more directions due to the Various force
transmission of static or dynamic forces in the wall (forces conditions
inherent to the function, if any, of the external wall in the
stability of the construction), by impacts and vibrations of
various origins, by dimensional variations and deformations of
materials, components and parts of the construction (shrinkage
or expansion, creep, thermal dilation or contraction, etc.).
i Fire resistance To prevent the passage of flames, smoke and gases, between the Fire environments
spaces separated by the floor, if any.
j Non-toxic fumes The joints should not generate gases and toxic fumes in the event Fire environments
under of fire (for the part of the junctions in contact with or in the
combustion/high vicinity of the internal environment).
temperature
k Aesthetics To be of and to maintain an acceptable appearance on both Various indoor and
external and internal sides. outdoor
environments
l Durability To have a service life of a specified minimum duration and, in Various
particular, to withstand: environment factors
—  reasonably foreseeable damage causecaused by human
beings;
—  the action of animals (mammals, birds, insects, etc.);
—  the action of plants and micro-organisms;
—  the action of water, water vapour or aqueous solutions and
suspensions;
—  the action of air and wind;
—  the action of various physico-chemical environmental agents
(acids, alkalis, oils, greases, solvents, etc.);
—  the action of dust;
—  the action of light and radia
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