Omega Joint Construction
Omega joint constructionThe typical omega interlocking connection offers a number of lasting benefits that improve the quality convenience and life of your industrial floor considerably.
Omega joint construction. The middle of the semicircle structure is to have better stretch and compression in the deformation process of expansion joints. These profiles fit together tightly due to their clever standardised form. The illinois laborers contractors joint apprenticeship and training fund is sponsored by the illinois laborers district councils in conjunction with the associated general contractors of illinois central illinois builders of agc southern illinois builders of agc northern illinois builders of agc and individual contractors throughout the state who contribute to the fund. The steel clamping construction is capable to keep the omega flange in position and sealing against the water pressure whilst at the same time allowing for all gap movements 3.
It has been used highly successfully throughout the world since 1989. The joint has two lateral wings of 150 mm wide 1 mm high with a series of perimeter holes to ensure a perfect anchorage to the bitumen and or to the bituminous membranes. The straight hc omega joint is the most suitable construction joint and expansion joint for industrial floors. The hc omega armour joint is a day and construction joint that is essential for today s industrial floors.
The omega seal construction will withstand the water pressure including the accommodation of the expected gap movements in three directions. Description the hc mini omega construction and expansion joints are made of two folded plates in 2 or 3 mm thickness. Its rigid and robust structure make it easy to install and extremely effective. As the illinois tollway aims to move illinois in a sustainable and environmentally conscious way omega is there to take their.
It has been used highly successfully throughout the world since1989. The illinois tollway serves more than 1 6 million customers daily across 294 miles and 12 counties in illinois and omega has had the privilege of working on some of their largest projects including the i 90 reconstruction and now the central tri state i 294 project. Omega joint is specific for roofs tunnels viaducts and so on. Omega joint is an expansion joint in extruded thermoplastic resins compatible with the bituminous mass of the waterproofing membranes.
Its middle is semi circular structure and both sides are flats structure. ω type inserted rubber waterstop also called ω type inserted rubber sealing is a kind of flexible rubber waterstop. For anchoring into concrete these profiles are provided with a special designed anchor system.