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Expansion joints

mageba flexible plug expansion joints –

ingenious application in buildings

TENSA®POLYFLEX®SLIM PU
flexible installation, zero maintenance, watertight
Expansion joints

Product Characteristics
Principle Advantages & characteristics Scope of application
The TENSA®POLYFLEX®SLIM PU plug ex- Material assets: • Car park and parking decks
pansion joint achieves a completely new • The avoidance of mechanical wear • Railway stations and platforms
standard in terms of quality and working parts results in an exceptional high • Airport buildings and hangers
life for applications in buildings. working life and non-ageing durability • Pharmaceutical and chemical industry
Thanks to the new Polyurethane (PU) flex- • The joint guarantees thorough water • Clinics, hospitals and labora­tories
ible material, that has been developed in tightness through the use of the new
cooperation with renowned companies of • Food processing industry
PU material
the chemical industry, as well as our spe- • Sliding floors in heavy load industry
• Free of germs and fungus hence
cial joint design, we have successfully de- • New construction and refurbishments
enabling proper resistance to environ-
veloped a reliable plug expansion joint for
mental influences and chemicals such
the specific requirements of buildings.
as alkaline, acids, chlorides
Reduced volume for slim design Application assets:
TENSA®POLYFLEX®SLIM PU represents a • No additional noise thanks to jointless
reliable alternative when it comes to the ground level
requirement of flexible and watertight • No sound transmission to adjacent con-
passages. An optimal water tightness is al- struction components
ready guaranteed at a material thickness • Super-fast installation with resilience
of 40 mm only. after a few hours
Particularly characterising is its slim de- • Design for T- or X-crossing in any shape
sign. The joint hence does not require any or angle as well as vertical format pos-
cover plate. sible
• Available in grey or black as standard or
additional colours upon request

Product design
1 Abutment
2 Elastomeric layer
3 Perforated steal angle with additional
mechanical anchorage
4 Structure sealing
5 TENSA®POLYFLEX® flexible material
6 Surface made of asphalt or concrete

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Types and Design Details

Construction principles Material description Quality and certification
The TENSA®POLYFLEX® filling material fea- • Elastic, solvent-free grout system Since July 2012 mageba owns the Euro-
tures excellent adhesion to the supporting • 2-component mixture pean Technical Approval ETA-12/0260 for
structure and the adjacent surfacing, and the installation of TENSA®POLYFLEX® in
• Verified, constant mixing proportion
is therefore capable of safely transferring bridge structures.
ensures easy handling; mixing errors
horizontal loads to the structure. The mageba system for application in
are therefore almost certainly excluded
Additionally, perforated steel angles, buildings was developed on the basis of
• Cold material processing for more
which are fully embedded within the joint ETAG 032 (European Approval for expan-
flexible storage and installation
material, are bolted to the structure and sion joints in bridges).
can transfer even the highest loads (e. g. • A polymer concrete for the supporting
A valid ISO 9001 certification, 100 % factory
from heavy vehicles braking on the joint at structure is recommended
production control and continuous third
downward slopes). • Both materials are optimally party quality control of the Polyurethane
These steel angles also support the adja- coordinated with relation to material by the German governmental
cent surfacing so as to prevent the asphalt processability and strain body, the Material Testing Institute of the
from being depressed into the sides of the University in Stuttgart (MPA) ensure both
joint material. the high quality level of products and manu-
facturing facilities.

System types PA 15 – PA 40
PA 15 PA 20 PA 30 PA 40
Type selection in practice [mm] [mm] [mm] [mm]

The table shows a selection of joint types total movement e 15 20 30 40

that are capable of covering a joint gap up movement tension e+ 10 13 20 26
to 30 mm at middle position. All types al- movement compression e- 5 7 10 14
low vertical movements of min. ± 5 mm. thickness D 40 40 40 40
joint width in middle position B0 240 260 280 300
A specific characteristic of the application
gap at middle position S0 10-30 12-30 15-30 19-30
system in buildings is the thickness of max.
steel angle 55 x 25 x 5
40 mm:
Note: A chievable movements in Serviceability Limit State (SLS) observing maximum permissible vertical
­deflections. at Ultimate Limit State (ULS) significantly larger movements can be accommodated. ­Please
contact mageba experts for further details. For refurbishments, the actual width of the structural gap
shall be considered for detail design of joint.

Technical data of PU material*)

density g/cm³ 1,05
hardness shore A according to DIN 53505 Shore A approx. 65
tensile strength according to DIN 53504 N/mm² 14
elongation at break according to DIN 53504 % 650
tear strength according to DIN 53515 N/mm² 20
processing time („pot life“)
at 10 °C min. 40
at 20 °C min. 30
at 30 °C min. 20
trafficability
at 10 °C h max. 48
at 20 °C h max. 24
full cure
at 10 °C d 5
at 20 °C d 4
recommended substrate temperatures °C min. 5
°C max. 35
recommended relative humidity % max. 90

* indications only

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Installation & Consultancy

Application examples
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With TENSA®POLYFLEX®SLIM PU joints,
applications like T-crossing, X-crossing or
vertical joints in any shape or angle, are
possible.
• Picture 1: Application in the ramp area
at Schiphol Airport, Netherlands
• Picture 2: Installed joint on the parking
deck - Irchel, Switzerland
• Picture 3: Vertical joint at the
underpass in Hagendorf, Switzerland
• Picture 4: Joint directly connected
to the wall at ASZ Favoriten Vienna,
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Austria

Consultancy & installation

We provide advanced technical consul- Installation can be carried out either by
tancy for the optimal dimensioning of our skilled installation team or by cus-
joint width and further details under con- tomer experts that have been trained and
sideration of all technical and economical certified. We further offer on-site installa-
conditions. tion surveillance.

Reference projects – TENSA®POLYFLEX®SLIM PU

Main Station Zurich (CH) LDZ Linz (AT) AUDI Brussels (BE) Brussels Airport (BE) Tech. Center Nantong (CN)

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