Dilatation joints for bridges
What is FALCON – asphalt mixture?
Falcon is a highly polymerised, uniform quality, factory-made asphalt mixture that has the properties of sealing masses and mastic asphalt, with a high percentage highly polymerized bituminous binders, special additives and suitable grain.
Company Interchem Handels GmbH is a partner of the company Heat Rock Kohgyo Heat Co., Ltd. from Nigata City, Japan and represents the Falcon system (Seamless expansion joints with the Falcon asphalt mass) in Europe.
Usage:
- Bridging structures spanning up to 50m, allowed movement 40mm ± 20mm
- Rehabilitations of existing structures
- New constructions
- Simple and quick installation (shorter installation times and less costly traffic closures)
- Execution is possible on semi-closed roads
- transverse or longitudinal installation in any lenghts
- dilatation joints allow for embedding asphalt layers of any width and thickness
- drivers and the enviroment of the bridging structure exposed to no vibrations or disturbing noise generated by the passage of vehicles – continuos contact
- Falcon is a prefabricated mixture (packaged in 20kg bags) that ensures uniform quality irrespective of the working conditions in the embedding process (temperature, humidity, mixing ratio)
- In winter conditions, salt ingress into the structure is not possible – watertightness
- No limitations imposed on winter maintenance, i.e. snow ploughing (there is no contact)
- Dilatation joints do not require water drainage
- A variant allowing drainage is also possible, where porous asphalt is incorporated into the wearing course of the pavement
- Simple replacement at the time of overlaying the wearing course on the structure
Falcon asphalt mixture is pre- assembled and delivered in 20 kg bags. Storage should take place in dry areas and not be exposed to direct sunlight, to ensure an unlimited storage duration.
More informations:
Further technical informations you can find in our product catalog and in the demonstration video about the installation itself.