Country
|
National
Standards |
Bay
Sizes |
Standard |
Internal
(m) |
External
(m) |
USA |
ANSI
108.3 |
6
- 8 |
3.6
- 4.8 |
UK |
BS5385 |
8
-10 |
4.5
- 6.0 |
France |
DTU
52.1/26.2 |
6
- 8 |
3.5
- 4.0 |
Germany |
DIN
18157 |
Not
Defined |
Not
Defined |
Australia |
AS
3958.1 |
8
-10 |
4.5 |
*
Where internal floors are subjected
to prolonged exposure to strong
direct sunlight external bay
sizes should be used. |
ANS1
108.3: |
American
National Standard for the installation
of Ceramic Tiles |
BS5385 |
Code
of practice for design and installation
of Ceramic Tiles and Mosaics,
Terrazzo, Natural Stone and
Composition block finishes in
floors and walls |
DTU
52.1: |
Norme
Francaise - Flooring : Technical
Clauses |
| DTU
26.2: |
Norme
Francaise - Flooring :Screeds
and slabs with hydraulic binders. |
| DIN
18157: |
Application
of ceramic tiling using the
thin bed method |
AS
3958.1: |
Australian
Standard Guide for the installation
of Ceramic Tiles |
Joint
Siting
The specification for joint siting
depends upon the type of slab supporting
finishes and whether finishes are
bonded or debonded. The relevant detail
below should be extracted and included
into the Specification Details.
Ground Supported Slabs with
Bonded Finishes
Ti-Lock joints should be installed
directly above and be continuous with
construction joints in the slab. Bay
sizes should be formed to comply with
the relevant National Standards, an
extract of which is noted in Table
1 above. (See Figure 1.)
Ground Supported Slabs with
Debonded Finishes
Ti-Lock joints should be installed
in bays of a size to
comply with the relevant National
Standards as shown in Table 1 above.
(See Figure 2.)
Suspended Slabs
Ti-Lock
joints should be installed directly
over all beams (at A ) and at the
mid-points of slabs (at B) where anticipated
deflection is greater than 20mm. In
all events bay sizes formed should
fall within the requirements of the
relevant National Standards an extract
of which is shown in Table 1 above.
(See Figure 3.)
Joint
Depths
Ti-Lock joints may be installed between
adhesive fixed or bed
fixed finishes. Full details are included
in the Ti-Lock installation
datasheet which is available on request.
Technical Support
Our Technical Departments in the USA,
United Kingdom, Lebanon
and Hong Kong are always available to
provide assistance and
advice on joint specification and installation.
They may be
contacted either by telephone, e-mail
or fax on the numbers listed
at the end of this brochure.
Quality Assurance
A policy of strict quality control has
always been followed and the
Company is a BSI registered firm of assessed
capability under ISO
9002 (1994) Certificate Number FM 24391.
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|
Figure
1 . Fully bonded finishes on a
ground supported slab.
|
|
Figure
2. Fully debonded finishes on
a ground supported slab.
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|
Figure
3. Suspended Slabs |
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