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Citation
(2005), "Densoband seals service area joints at RAF Waddington", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 77 No. 6. https://doi.org/10.1108/aeat.2005.12777fad.002
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2005, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Densoband seals service area joints at RAF Waddington
Materials
Densoband seals service area joints at RAF Waddington
Keywords: Aircraft, Sealing materials
Winn & Coles' Densoband, a polymer modified bitumen strip, has been used as a joint seal on a new servicing platform for aircraft at RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire.
The 4,000 m2 concrete platform has been constructed by RMC Surfacing Ltd of Sheffield, who applied 1,430 linear metres of Densoband around its edges to seal the joint between the concrete and the asphalt standing area and runway.
Densoband is approved by the Department of Transport in the Manual of Contracts 7th edition for us in asphalt wearing course joints for asphalt and asphalt to concrete interface as an alternative to the previously commonly used bitumen. Because water, salts, pollutants and weed seeds etc. cannot penetrate the sealed joint, it remains unaffected by extremes of temperature and further deterioration.
For further information contact: Winn & Coales (Dense) Ltd; Tel: +44 (0) 20 8670 7511; Fax: +44 (0) 20 8761 2456.