Patent ID: 9234321
Filing Date: 2016-01-12
CPC Classification: E01C,E01D

Claim Text:
1. A method of waterproofing a deck joint of a bridge, the method comprising: applying a bridge deck waterproof membrane over a portion of the top surface of at least two girders which define a deck joint; applying an adhesive layer over a portion of the waterproof membrane; installing a flexible sealing member, wherein the flexible sealing member comprises two flange portions, wherein installing a flexible sealing member comprises placing each flange portion on the adhesive layer on each girder, such that each flange portion bonds to each girder; installing a ballast protection plate spanning the deck joint; and installing a pair of locating devices to retain the ballast protection plate from falling into the deck joint, wherein each locating device is installed on the top surface of each girder.