Armor-Edge® Joint Assembly -- For Spall-Free Construction Joints (New Construction)

Spall-Free Construction Joints

Reduce floor and truck maintenance costs by eliminating joint spalling using Armor-Edge® joint assemblies. This is the ideal edge protection solution for high-traffic areas, freezer buildings and floor designs where the construction joints are expected to open up more than 1/8 inch (3 mm), including:

Shrinkage-compensating concrete
Post-tensioned concrete
Steel reinforcement in dosages >0.5 percent by cross-sectional area
High Volume Synthetic Fibers (HVSF), >7.5 lb./yd.³

Armor-Edge® joint assembly is an engineered system that ensures smooth surface transitions with the square and true profile of cold-finished steel bars. And, you avoid out of joint cracking from restraint with an alignment assembly that yields as the construction joint activates.

Accelerate construction schedules and eliminate the need for highly-skilled on-site labor by eliminating on-site custom fabrication, welding and grinding.

The fully aligned assembly reliably arrives on-site ready for immediate installation
Prefabricated crosses and T’s tie directly into the joint assembly lengths
A flat surface to finish against delivered by the cold-finished steel of the joint assembly bars
An in-built ledge to support joint filler is an option
Easy adjustment to the correct elevation using mounting brackets, stakes and bolts

Performance-Based Engineering

To minimize cracking, the alignment assembly bolt is designed to strip as the concrete shrinks and the joint activates freely and without restraint
The edge of the concrete at the joint adjacent to the Armor-Edge® joint assembly is completely protected by the straight and true edges of the Grade 1018 cold-finished steel certified to meet ASTM A108

Armor-Edge® Joint Assembly for New Construction

Simple installation on locally available wood bulkheads or the Diamond Dowel® bulkhead
Deliver consistent load transfer with the Diamond Dowel® System, which is shipped separately