IS 1834 : 1984 Specification for Hot Applied Sealing Compounds for Joints in Concrete

1 Scope

1.1 This standard specifies hot applied sealing compoundsintended for use in sealing joints in concrete roads, runways,bridges and other structures.

1.2 The material covered by this standard is suitable only forlongitudinal and transverse joints not more than 12 m apart andwhere the effect of the breakdowns of the seal is unlikely to beserious and the need to reseal at more frequent intervals isunlikely to cause serious inconvenience to the users and the use ofa more expensive high extension type sealant is not justified.

2 References

IS 2 :1960Rules for rounding off numerical values

IS 460 : Part 1 :1978 Specification for test sieves:Part 1 Wire cloth test sieve

IS 1203 :1978Method for testing tar and bituminousmaterials: Determination of penetration

IS 1571 :1982Specification for aviation turbine fuels,kerosine type

IS 1838 : Part 1 :1983 Specification for preformed fillers for expansion joint in concretepavement andstructures (non-extruding and resilient type):Part 1 Bitumen-impregnated fibre

IS 4905 :1968Methods for random sampling