BITUMEN SOFTBOARDS
4254 Two Part
Polysulphide Sealant
Bond Breaker Tape
Hunton EJF
Bitusheet XL
Waterproofing Membrane
Hunton Protection Board
- For Expansion Joints in Concrete
a n d P r o t e c t i o n To Wa t e r p r o o f i n g M e m b r a n e s
BITUMEN SOFTBOARDS
Typical Applications
Isolation Joints between concrete slabs,
walls and around column bases
Installed between brick or block wall and concrete
slab to absorb thermal movement.
● Warehouses
● Factories
● Retail parks
● Offices
● Shopping complex
● Multiplex cinemas
● Airport terminal buildings
● Distribution centres
● Processing plants
● Workshops
Expansion Joint concrete slabs
Installed in Expansion Joints in external and
internal concrete slabs.
● Warehouses
● Factories
● Retail parks
● Hardstandings
● Airport Aprons & Taxiways
● Roads
Expansion Joints in Vertical Walls
● Internal walls
● Boundary walls
● Sea defence walls
● Between new and existing building
Protection to Waterproofing Membranes.
Providing protection to below ground
membranes
● Basements
● Retaining walls
● Lift pits
BITUMEN SOFTBOARDS
For use as protection to waterproofing membranes
Extaseal
Hunton 12 mm Construction Hunton 12 mm
Protection Board Waterstop Protection Board
in kicker
4254 Two part polysulphide
Extaseal Construction Waterstop sealant
Hunton 3 mm
Waterproofing membrane Protection Board
Below Ground Waterproofing
Hunton 3 mm Protection Board Hunton 12 mm Protection Board
Sheet Pile Bitusheet XL
Waterproofing Membrane
Sand
Extaseal Construction Hunton 3 mm
Waterstop Protection Board
Bitusheet XL
Dual Seal Waterproofing Membrane Waterproofing Membrane
Permanent Shuttering Wall / Floor Junction
BITUMEN SOFTBOARDS
Tec hnical Data Sheet
Dowel Bar Sleeves
Hunton EJF
4254 Two part
polysulphide sealant
Concrete Slab
Hunton EJF
Expansion Joint in Concrete Slab Pipe Application Detail
Bitusheet 1200 XL
Membranebonded to deck where hatched
Closed Cell Polyethylene Backer Rod
Polystyrene Insulation
Bitusheet 1200 XL Membrane FINISHED ROOF LEVEL
50 mm Sand
Cement Screed
Hunton EJF Dowel bar
debonding sleeve
Expansion Joint in Concrete Roof
BITUMEN SOFTBOARDS
Tec hnical Data Sheet
Desription:
Hunton Bitumen Softboard consists of compressed wood fibres from Scandinavian timber, impregnated
with Bitumen Emulsion. Hunton Bitumen Softboard complies in general with the requirements of the
American and British Standard Codes of Practise as listed below.
Uses:
Hunton Botumen Softboards is used as a general purpose expansion joint filler in concrete slab and
wall construction, and as a protection board for waterproofing membranes.
Sizes:
Thickness 10 mm, 12 mm, 19 mm, 25 mm
Sheet Size 2.20 m x 1.22 m
Cut Strips 100 mm, 150 mm, 175 mm, 200 mm other widths to order.
Technical Data:
Complies with ASTM D1751 – Compression & Recovery Test
BS 1142: 1989 (SBI Grade)
D.o.T. Specification for Highway Works Part 3: Clause 1015: 1991 (application EJF)
Weathering Test Method 800/V.C 1.3
Typical Test Results (BS 1142):
Speciment No. 1 2 Specification
Load required to compress specimen As supplied Weathered
to 50% of pre-test thickness 1.68 N/mm2 1.21 N/mm2 0.7–10.0 N/mm2
Compression & Recovery Test (Test Method 800/V.C1.4)
The specimens testet complied with the Weathering and Compression and Recovery Requirements.
Test Results on 12 mm Thickness – Independently Tested by Namas approved testing laboratory
“Stangers in UK”.
Recovery after 3rd Cycle of Compression 80/82%.
Typical Test Results 12 mm (BS1142):1989
BS 1142 STAND. HUNTON
Thickness setting No requirement 4,5%
Recovery min. 70 % 83%
Water Absorption max. 45 % 25%
Density max. 400 kg/m3 222 kg/m3
Asphalt Content No requirement 21-27%
Specification: Hunton Bitumen Softboard to be used in all Expansion Joints and as a Protection
Board to Membranes.
BITUMEN SOFTBOARDS
Hunton EJF and Hunton Protection Boards are manufactured to the highest specifications, in quality
controlled manufacturing facilities in Scandinavia. They can be used to meet even the most demanding
of specifications and will fully protect the waterproofing membrane from the most aggressive of backfill
materials.
As a protection board for membranes they play an integral part to the overall waterproofing specifica-
tion, ensuring full protection and thereby maintaining the integrity of the waterproofing system.
Hunton Bitumen Softboards can be used in all Expansion Joints including roofs. Hunton Bitumen
Softboards have been used in hundreds of prestigious projects worldwide.
These High Performance Boards are supplied by technically capable distributors to the construction
industry, throughout the world.
Major projects recently supplied include:
References
● Chek Lap Kok International Airport Hong Kong
● International Airport – Extension Bahrain
● AL--AWEIR Power Station Dubai
● Dubai International Airport Extension Terminal 2 U.A.E.
● Transportation Roads Improvement Program (TRIP) Abu Dhabi
● M25 London Orbital Motorway
A more detailed list can be provided by your local distributor.
Should you require additional information, technicak advice, or installation details please contact
your local Distributor.
Local Distributor:
Producer:
Hunton Fiber AS,
P.O. Box 19,N-1300 Sandvika, Norway
Telephone: +47 67 80 54 00, Fax: +47 67 80 54 01
e-mail: [email protected] www.hunton.no
