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FS 155/...Heavy Duty Floor Expansion Joint


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Unique, center support ensures smooth traffic surface.

 

 

For joint sizes up to 4 3/4-inches (120 mm)
in floors where high point loads are expected:
  • Fork Lifts
  • Trucks
  • Emergency Vehicles
  • Scissor Lifts
  • Coin Carts
  • Luggage Carts
  • Hand Trucks
  • Pedestrians
  • Mobile Medical Equipment
  • Gurneys
  • Vendor Carts
  • Maintenance Equipment
 

DIMENSIONS and MOVEMENT CAPABILITY:

Joint Size Movement Capability Visible Width

 Up to* mean joint size of:

4 3/4"
(120mm)

 *For example: Can be used to
   straddle mean joint sizes of
1", 2"
   or 3", 4" and 4 3/4"
(25, 50,
   75, 100, and 120mm)


1 1/2"
(40 mm)

+3/4" and - 3/4"
 (+20mm and -20 mm)

from mean-To midpoint of movement range

6 1/4"

(157mm)



 
 
NOT TO SCALE
 

LOAD CAPACITY

Load per axle for
trucks with pneumatic tires:
Load per axle for forklifts with pneumatic or solid, soft-rubber tires: Load per axle for equipment with solid, hard-plastic tires:
45,000 lbs
20,400 kg
200 kN
29,225 lbs
13,254 kg

130 kN

NOTE: Because a fork lift load is carried almost entirely on the front axle, this can also be considered the gross, loaded vehicle weight.

840 lbs/inch width of tire
15 kg/mm
147 N/mm

NOTE: Multiply total width of all tires on axle by above value to get total load capacity.

For assistance in calculating wheel loads of expected vehicles--Consult EMSEAL
 

Floor-to-Wall Version (E-4)


Floor-to-Wall Version (E-3)

 


 

LEG-HEIGHT OPTIONS & INSTALLATION DIMENSIONS:

Model #:

Leg Height

Floor-To-Wall Options Production Length Overall Width Installation Height Blockout Width

FS 155/3000

1 3/16"
(30mm)

 

E-4(wall flange turned up)

E-3 (wall flange turned down)

 

 

13.12'
(4 m)

 

10 3/4"
(273mm)
Finished floor level = Leg Height + 1/4-inch (6mm) for epoxy-mortar setting-bed

For retrofit or solid slab installations, Blockout recess width will vary depending on joint-gap size--Consult EMSEAL

FS 155/4200

1 5/8"
(42mm)

FS 155/5200

2"
(52mm)

FS 155/6200

2 1/2"
(62mm)

FS 155/7700

3"
(77mm)

FS 155/8700

3 1/2"
(87mm)

FS 155/9700

3 7/8"
(97mm)

This joint can be fire-rated for 2 Hours with EMSHIELD DFR2

 

--"Interior-Floor Expansion Joint Checklist"--

--FS 155 Product Data (.pdf)--(printable version of this web page)

--Link to CAD Details (.dwg)-- 

 

(Need help with Floor Expansion Joints? Fax or Email Us This Checklist)

 


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Expansion joints and precompressed joint sealants by EMSEAL

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EMSEAL JOINT SYSTEMS LTD. 25 Bridle Lane, Westborough, MA 01581
EMSEAL LLC. 120 Carrier Drive, Toronto, ON M9W 5R1

Last Modified: February 09, 2012



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