Emseal DSM - trafficable, water-resistant expansion joint system for floors and decks

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Emseal DSM - trafficable, water-resistant expansion joint system for floors and decks

Sika Emseal DSM System is a watertight joint system for horizontal-plane applications including Decks, Stadiums & Below-Grade Walls. Traffic durable, joint-face adhered and precompressed, DSM System is a primary seal for deck expansion joints. DSM’s toughness and resilience come from its microsphere-modified-acrylic impregnation and tensionless highway-grade silicone bellows coating.

The system is comprised of 1) pre-compressed, silicone-and-impregnated-foam hybrid; 2) field-applied epoxy adhesive on the joint faces; 3) a silicone sealant band that seals substrate voids and irregularities.
An unmatched performance record has established DSM System as a standard for parking deck and stadium expansion joint sealing. Unlike extruded rubber seals, ‘caulk-and-backer rod’ and other predecessor technologies, DSM does not suffer from compression-set nor does it rely on adhesion in tension for its performance. Highly configurable, the DSM System uniquely handles changes in plane and direction essential to ensuring continuity of seal.

Features
• Watertight
• UV resistant
• Non-invasive anchoring
• ADA Compliant
• Low-temperature flexible, high-temperature stable
• Tensionless bond-line and low stress silicone bellows
• Traffic durable
• Rapid installation–new or retrofit
• Staged installation preserves traffic flow
• Joint-face adhered
• Non-staining
• Conforms to joint edge irregularities
• Size switching accommodates joint gap variations

Uses
• parking decks/car parks
• stadiums
• sidewalks
• decks
• mall bridge connectors
• ice-floors
• positive-side, below-grade foundation/tunnel wall joints.
• stair towers
• arenas
• perimeter joints
• roadways
• For concrete substrates
• For metal substrates where demolition and removal of existing embedded metal angles is not feasible or affordable.
• Lasting replacement of tee-to-tee caulk joints in precast-concrete parking decks and stadiums.

Standard Sizes

1/2″ to 4″ (12 – 100mm)
Note: Sizes under 1 1/2″ (40mm) are manufactured with a single bellows. Larger sizes incorporate multiple bellows. (Above 4″ (100mm), see SJS SYSTEM or contact EMSEAL)

Movement Capability

Up to 100% Total (+50% and -50% of nominal supplied size)
(For joint openings 4-inches (100mm) and larger, where an integral coverplate is preferred, consider SJS SYSTEM)

Color

Standard color is gray (for other colors contact EMSEAL)

Erittely
Product family: Watertight Expansion Joints	Product group: Vertical Wall (5)
Main material: Sealant	Designed in: United States
Manufactured in: Canada	Publishing date: 31.5.2023
Installation instruction	Product certification
Technical description	Product page