In this review, a number of aspects related to sealant testing and evaluation will be addressed. Those factors that are most important in determining the useful life of sealants, as well as the choice of the most appropriate test methods to assess their performance are discussed. Some of the topics that are treated include, for example, studies undertaken to determine the amount and rate at which building joints move and their significance in relation to the effect of movement rate on the mechanical properties of sealants; the relevance of the failure envelope in evaluating the performance of sealants; the effect of daily cycling on the extended sealant; the use of strain-cycling movement when predicting sealant performance; the significanc...
This study examines the influence of various environmental stresses on the behaviour of elastic faca...
Existing test methods of sealants foretell little about the performances of sealants in actual pract...
Final reportPDFTech ReportVTRC 17-R2698160Aging (Materials)Field testsGuidelinesMechanical propertie...
The paper discusses the work carried out over the past decade within ISO TC59/SC8 and RILEM TC139-DB...
A wide spectrum of sealant types commonly used in the United States were installed in eight differe...
A description of the sealant jointing product test device is given herein that includes information ...
To better predict sealant performance, a computer-controlled, automated, artificial ageing test appa...
Various examinations of sealant joints show that there are many problems with leakage, even in fairl...
This paper presents the framework for a methodology for insuring the durability of construction seal...
The strength of autoclaved lightweight concrete (ALC) is evidently lower than that of normal concret...
The presented paper summarizes the main research findings on the impact of the environment concernin...
The outside envelope of a building undergoes syclic movement in responding to changing temperature a...
Sealants used on the exterior of the building envelope must fulfill their performance requirements i...
The mechanical behavior of a two-part polysulfide sealant is defined, using an artificially aged mod...
A sealant test that combines cyclic stress (fatigue), water immersion, and temperature change was in...
This study examines the influence of various environmental stresses on the behaviour of elastic faca...
Existing test methods of sealants foretell little about the performances of sealants in actual pract...
Final reportPDFTech ReportVTRC 17-R2698160Aging (Materials)Field testsGuidelinesMechanical propertie...
The paper discusses the work carried out over the past decade within ISO TC59/SC8 and RILEM TC139-DB...
A wide spectrum of sealant types commonly used in the United States were installed in eight differe...
A description of the sealant jointing product test device is given herein that includes information ...
To better predict sealant performance, a computer-controlled, automated, artificial ageing test appa...
Various examinations of sealant joints show that there are many problems with leakage, even in fairl...
This paper presents the framework for a methodology for insuring the durability of construction seal...
The strength of autoclaved lightweight concrete (ALC) is evidently lower than that of normal concret...
The presented paper summarizes the main research findings on the impact of the environment concernin...
The outside envelope of a building undergoes syclic movement in responding to changing temperature a...
Sealants used on the exterior of the building envelope must fulfill their performance requirements i...
The mechanical behavior of a two-part polysulfide sealant is defined, using an artificially aged mod...
A sealant test that combines cyclic stress (fatigue), water immersion, and temperature change was in...
This study examines the influence of various environmental stresses on the behaviour of elastic faca...
Existing test methods of sealants foretell little about the performances of sealants in actual pract...
Final reportPDFTech ReportVTRC 17-R2698160Aging (Materials)Field testsGuidelinesMechanical propertie...