Quantification of Effect of Dynamic Movement for Weatherability of Construction Sealants
Quantification of Effect of Dynamic Movement for Weatherability of Construction Sealants
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动态运动对建筑密封胶耐候性影响的量化
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2008
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Kyoji Tanaka
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榎本 教良;田中 享二;Kyoji Tanaka
Construction sealants are materials that ensure the waterproofing function of external joints of building, and the weatherabilty of sealant is a very important performance to sustain the functional performance of the joint. Sealant deterioration is a complex phenomenon influenced by factors such as joint movement and environmental agents whose intensity depends on the regional climate. Though many studies related to the weatherability of sealants have previously been completed, the evaluation of the surface degradation of sealants requires quantitative performance criteria. Prior to this study, a new type of test specimen was developed to assess the weatherabilty of sealants. The configuration of the test specimen is such that extension and of the joint can be applied continuously on a single specimen. For the quantitative evaluation of the surface degradation of sealants an equation based on the ISO 4628 assessment criterion was used. The approach adopted in this study for the quantitative evaluation of sealant degradations due to weathering thus included the new test specimen configuration and the ISO assessment method. The weatherability of sealants was considered to be composed of three factors: degree of degradation in the static conditions: increased rate of degradation due to joint movement, and: effects of environmental agents derived from the regional climate to which the sealant is exposed. In this study, eight sealants, commercially available in Japan, were subjected to a 4-year weathering test program carried out in the Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. The exposure of sealants in this location was intended to exclude the effects of regional environmental factors on the degradation of the sealants. A functional equation is proposed that gives a surface degradation index of sealants subjected to static and dynamic conditions after a given exposure time. The following results were obtained in regard to the deterioration of sealants subjected to this weathering test program: silicone sealants did not deteriorate, though modified silicone sealants deteriorated slightly in static conditions. The degradation was greatly accelerated by adding joint movement. The degradation of polyurethane sealants was less influenced by joint movements as compared to the degradation of other types of sealant evaluated in this study.