Patent ID: 6561728
Filing Date: 2003-05-13
Classification: E01D

Abstract:
Method of forming a flexible joint between two sections of roadway respectively supported by two contiguous structural elements, a driving surface being formed by a surface covering applied on top of the structural elements and interrupted above a gap separating the two structural elements to form a trench having a width greater than a width of said gap, the method comprising the steps of:placing a closure member at a bottom of the trench to cover said gap; installing reinforcements in the trench, and attaching said reinforcements on either side of the closure member; pouring granulates and a binder into the trench so that the granulates and binder arc disposed over said gap; and allowing said granulates and binder to cure, thereby forming a flexible material, whereby said reinforcements are perforated to allow at least some of the granulates to pass therethrough.