Method for installing an expansion joint in a concrete dam
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Apr 7, 1998
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Jun 7, 1995
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Mar 30, 1992
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A method for installing expansion joints in concrete dams using a sealing device includes the steps of boring a hole in the dam intended for receiving the sealing device at a distance from water retained by the dam, installing the sealing device in the hole, and completing the expansion joint by cutting the dam on each side of the hole such that the hole communicates with the downstream side of the dam and with the water on the upstream side thereof. The cut is also made to communicate with the hole and thus with the sealing device. Second and third holes are bored before installing the sealing device in the first hole with the second and third holes overlapping on each side of the first hole. The sealing device comprises a tubular and elastic cell adapted to be inserted and installed in the first hole and includes reinforcements spaced from each other. The sealing device is first positioned in the first hole with its reinforcements located opposite the second and third holes, and is then filled under required pressure with an appropriate fluid.
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