Abstract: A method for correcting the tilt of adjacent concrete slabs on subsided ground and connected at a joint part by tie bars or dowel bars caused by the subsidence of the joint part. The method comprises pushing up a tilted concrete slab by: drilling an injection hole for injecting an expandable resin in one concrete slab at a point 10 to 200 cm away from the joint part and also in the other concrete slab at a point 10 to 200 cm away from the joint part, the point in the other concrete slab being on a line that is orthogonal to the joint part and has the point in the one concrete slab thereon; and simultaneously starting an operation of intermittently injecting an expandable resin from both of the injection holes wherein the expandable resin expands below both of the concrete slabs.

Abstract: An expansion joint seal for sealing a gap between two structural members that includes a coverplate, a snap-fit connector extending downwardly from the coverplate, a central spine connected to the coverplate with a snap-fit connector and extending downwardly from the connector, and foam seal members engaged with the central spine of the expansion joint seal. An expansion joint including spaced-apart structural members defining a gap between the spaced-apart members and the expansion joint seal.

Abstract: To increase the strength and water resistance of a joint between two slabs of building materials, an interface for inserting bonding material between the joins of two interlocking members is used. The interface has two interlocking slabs, a tongue ridge, a groove slot, a fill channel, and a quantity of adhesive. The two interlocking slabs are the pieces of building material that are joined by the interface. To accomplish this, the tongue ridge connects to the first interlocking slabs, and the groove slot traverses into the second interlocking slab. The tongue ridge engages the groove slot to form an interlocking connection. The fill channel traverses through the tongue ridge along the length of the tongue ridge so that the quantity of adhesive can be deposited into the interlocking connection between the tongue ridge and the groove slot.

Abstract: A sealing structure for the bottom of a beam space between precast panels, comprising: a first precast panel and a second precast panel substantially aligned to each other along a single plane and spaced from each other by a space, each of the first precast panel and the second precast panel defining an inner edge adjacent to the space; a soft pad abutting the space for sealing a bottom of the space; a plate abutting the soft pad; a fastening device securing a first side of the plate and a second side of the plate to the first precast panel and second precast panel, respectively, so as to assist the soft pad in the sealing of the bottom of the beam space; wherein the fastening device does not contact the soft pad.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for installing a crack inducing expansion joint filler when placing concrete so as to reduce cracks generated during concrete construction, and an apparatus therefor and, more particularly, to a method for installing a concrete crack inducing expansion joint filler and an apparatus therefor which can vertically install and fix a plurality of fixed rod shafts on a bottom surface, place concrete, and then fit connection means to the fixed rod shafts while connecting and installing a joint filler member, having a cover means which can be attached and detached between the connection means, before the concrete is cured.

Abstract: A frame for installing strips of expansion joint material in freshly-poured concrete has an elongated spine around which other elements of the frame are assembled. Spaced retainers are attached along a spine side. A flat side panel extends along another spine side. A space formed between panel and retainer receives a strip of expansion joint material. Notches are spaced along the bottom edge of side panel and serve as guides for spaced nails driven through the joint material. Spaced stakes are driven into the ground to hold the frame in place as concrete is poured around the frame. Handles are attached to the spine for removal of the frame after the concrete has been poured. The nails, immersed in the fresh concrete, hold the strip in place as the frame is lifted from the concrete and the strip remains in place within the concrete.

Abstract: A junction between successive flat pre-fabricated elements which comprises an elastic transverse insert (9), an approaching mechanism (10) in the form of tie beams (23) and tensioning mechanisms (19). The flat pre-fabricated elements (2) to be assembled each have a transverse channel (3) adapted so as to receive the insert along the end transverse edges (4, 5) thereof, which must face each other after assembly on the ground, and conduits (7) of the tie beams. Each pre-fabricated element is successively arranged, one after the other, and the transverse insert is introduced into the transverse housing (6) formed by transverse channels facing each other. The tie beams are introduced into the conduits, the ends thereof projecting outside the pre-fabricated elements. The tie beams are then tensioned by a tensioning mechanism, at each of the ends thereof, in order to immobilize the flat pre-fabricated elements and thereby connected by the tie beams.

Abstract: An embodiment configured according to principles of the invention includes a plate defining a hexagon having a base parallel with joint between concrete slabs. Another embodiment includes a hexagon-shaped plate having a first portion and a second portion, and a form having a slot configured to closely receive the second portion.

Abstract: Provided herein are a concrete dowel placement device and methods of use. The device 100 generally comprises a dowel receiving sleeve 110, a flange 120 formed to extend perpendicularly and completely about an open end b of the dowel receiving sleeve and at least one tooth-like locking structure 140a,b integrally formed on the outer surface 111 of the sleeve and proximate to the flange. The combination of the flange and the tooth-like locking structure secures the deviced to a concrete form so that a dowel rod 150 or piece of rebar placed therein maintains its position during a concrete pour.

Abstract: A boundary screed rail assembly with screed rails (14) supported by feet members (42). The screed rails (14) providing a perimeter part (24) with upper and lower protection parts (26). The upper part (26) provides a planar horizontal surface (28), with a plurality of recesses (30) extending thereinto, alternating with downwardly extending engagement members (32) engageable in the concrete of a slab.

Abstract: An expansion joint and the corresponding method of setting an expansion joint between adjacent slabs of poured concrete. To form the expansion joint a filler strip is provided. To protect the filler strip, a protective cap element is provided. The protective cap element has a top surface and opposing side surfaces. The structure of the protective cap element creates a long central groove. Pin corrals extend from the side surfaces of the protective cap element. The protective cap element is placed over the filler strip so that the filler strip is disposed within the groove. The protective cap element and the filler strip are anchored by driving anchor pins through at least some of the pin corrals. Concrete is then poured against the filler strip and the protective cap element, wherein the concrete envelops the pin corrals that are not engaging anchor pins.

Abstract: A joint assembly for controlling fractures along a fracture axis in a monolithic pour concrete structure is provided. The concrete structure is defined by a first edge form section and a generally opposed second edge form section. The joint assembly is characterized by a suspension line extending between the first edge form section and the second edge form section, and a fracture inducing sheath suspended therefrom within the concrete structure. The sheath may define an elongate slit that exposes an internal channel that the suspension line traverses. Additionally, a method for forming a control joint in a monolithic pour concrete structure via the joint assembly is provided.

Abstract: A joint assembly for controlling fractures along a fracture axis in a monolithic pour concrete structure is provided. The concrete structure is defined by a first edge form section and a generally opposed second edge form section. The joint assembly is characterized by a suspension line extending between the first edge form section and the second edge form section, and a fracture inducing sheath suspended therefrom within the concrete structure. The sheath may define an elongate slit that exposes an internal channel that the suspension line traverses. Additionally, a method for forming a control joint in a monolithic pour concrete structure via the joint assembly is provided.

Abstract: A joint assembly for controlling fractures along a fracture axis in a monolithic pour concrete structure is provided. The concrete structure is defined by a first edge form section and a generally opposed second edge form section. The joint assembly is characterized by a suspension line extending between the first edge form section and the second edge form section, and a fracture inducing sheath suspended therefrom within the concrete structure. The sheath may define an elongate slit that exposes an internal channel that the suspension line traverses. Additionally, a method for forming a control joint in a monolithic pour concrete structure via the joint assembly is provided.

Abstract: A manhole installation and repair assembly. The assembly has a first load carrying member and a second load carrying member. Each load carrying member has a midspan seat arranged substantially at a midspan location of the respective load carrying member's. The midspan seats form a crossmember joint, the joint enables the load carrying member's to be arranged in the same plane and also provides for structural continuity between the load carrying members. The load carrying member's each have ground engaging locations and manhole ring retainer elements to grab on to the manhole ring holding the ring and cover in suspension below the load carrying members. An inflatable form liner is used to span the gap between the manhole ring and the top of the manhole cone.

Abstract: An improved joint edge assembly, of the type used in the construction of concrete slabs, is disclosed. The assembly comprises a longitudinal joint rail, preferably of steel, which is supported off the ground by temporary formwork. The joint rail is secured to the formwork by mounting brackets. The joint rail comprises first and second joint edge members that are connected to each other by connectors with self-release elements. A plurality of studs extends downward and outward from each of the joint edge members into the concrete slabs provide a positive mechanical connection between the slab and the joint rail. As the concrete shrinks during hardening, the self-release elements of the connectors allow the joint to freely open. The joint edge assembly thus provides a self-releasing expandable joint between adjacent slab sections, and protects the edges of the adjacent slab sections from damage. A dowel aligner may also be integrated into the assembly, to allow proper positioning of dowels within the slab.

Abstract: A waterstop, 10 or 11, for restricting or preventing the flow of water across the joints of foundation elements 8, such as between or along individual diaphragm wall panels or between or along individual secant wall piles. The present invention also relates to a method of installing a waterstop at or near the joints between adjacent foundation elements. The waterstop consists of one or more longitudinal strips, 1 or 2, of hydrophilic material, wherein the or each hydrophilic strip extends vertically along the interface between adjacent foundation elements, from a position at or near the top of the foundation elements, to a position at or near the base of the elements.

Abstract: A concrete contraction and expansion joint with a mechanism providing adjustable height, enabling fast, efficient pouring of concrete over layout surfaces, achieving accurate thickness and desired slope of the concrete slab. In a preferred embodiment, the concrete section joint assembly (35) is pre-formed by using longitudinal sections having a channel (37) for holding elastomeric material (42), with the section supported from its underside by shaped support units, each mounted on two threaded studs (24). A specially designed nut (28) threaded on each stud (24) provides height adjustability and by rotation raises or lowers the height of support unit sides. The height adjustment, provided from above the assembly, can be performed before concrete pouring is completed and an upper edge portion of the elastomeric material or the upper edges of the channel are visible with the concrete surface, providing a reference height and slope for the concrete surface.

Abstract: The invention relates to a shuttering element for separating a concrete section into concrete subsections. The shuttering element is of strip-like form and is adapted widthwise to the thickness of the concrete section. It comprises at least a strip-like shuttering board which is formed from a thin-walled, sheet-like material, with the result that, once the concrete section has been cast, the shuttering board can remain between the cast concrete subsections. The shuttering board preferably has recesses through which reinforcement struts can engage, with the result that the shuttering element according to the invention can be inserted even when reinforcement struts of a reinforcement are required to cross the shuttering element.

Abstract: A stop-end pipe is used for formation of joining surfaces between adjacent wall elements made from a concrete casting, of the type consisting of a substantially trapezium-shaped profiled section divided up into at least two wings these wings are resiliently approachable to one another and also have a double internal reinforcing partition able to prevent collapsing as a result of compression. Preferably, the double partition is partially widened out so as to form a guide channel in which a guiding pawl for a working tool is able to slide.

Abstract: A highway coupling apparatus includes an expansion joint template, a plurality of rods, and a plurality of pipes. The template is positioned between longitudinal forms of a highway lane, creating two sections. After positioning the reinforcement bar in each section, the rods are extended through the expansion joint template and movably coupled to the pipes located in the second section. The highway coupling apparatus also includes a movement joint to couple adjacent lanes of the highway. The movement joint includes a plurality of eye bolts, L-bolts, movement joint templates, and a movement joint form. The eye bolts and L-bolts partially extend from the respective first and second lanes into the movement joint templates and are coupled. The movement joint templates are coupled to the movement joint form and prevent concrete from entering the eye bolt eyes during fabrication.

Abstract: A field limitation joint has a core (101) of closed cell synthetic elastomer and aluminum L-section side members (102). The core is adhered to the side members by double sided adhesive strip (103) of the type having reinforcing filaments (104) running along the length of the strip. The core is pre-compressed and held in compression by tapes (105, 106). These are fabric reinforced and incorporate a central strip (107) of polymer film rendering them non-adhesive along their center. Also they have perforations (108, 109) along their length at the edge of the strip (107). The adhesive edges (110) of the tape (105) are adhered to the outside of upright limbs (111) of the side members and pass over the top of the side members. The perforations (108) run along the top edge of the side members. The other tape (106) extends between the other limbs (112) of the side members on their undersides, again with the non-adhesive strip preventing adhesion to the core (101).

Abstract: A formwork comprising a metal panel 11 having an upper portion 12, a lower portion 13 and a intermediate portion 14 displaced laterally out of the line of the panel 11, the portions 12 and 13 have spaced holes 15 through which reinforcing rods 16 project so that the ends of the reinforcing rods can be tied to similar rods in an adjacent slab to be poured in order to occupy the space at 17. A slab poured upon a timber deck 18 and the metal form provided by the panel 11 is retained in place by upright bracing rods 19 located at spaced intervals along the form 11 and passing through pairs of holes 20 and 21 in the intermediate section 14.

Abstract: An elastomeric, longitudinally continuous, elongate gasket for an expansion joint cover is described. The gasket has, in cross section, a central body portion and two side portions, one at each edge of the central body portion. The central body portion has horizontal top and bottom walls. The top wall may have a flat upper surface, and includes a series of regularly spaced, longitudinal regions having alternately greater and lesser resistance to lateral compressive forces. The bottom wall, which need not have a completely flat lower surface, includes a similar series of regularly spaced, longitudinal regions, with regions of lesser resistance on one wall being disposed vertically opposite regions of greater resistance on the other wall. Internal walls joining stronger regions of the top and bottom walls form a series of alternating diagonal struts which tend to reinforce and enhance the stability of the upper wall.

Abstract: A flexible partitioning member for concrete slab is disclosed, and this partitioning member divides the area (where the concrete slab is to be formed) into a plurality of small areas. The conventional partitioning members are made of wooden material, and can be used only for a horizontal concrete slab. The partitioning member according to the present invention is made by extruding a synthetic resin. The partitioning member includes a main body and a cap, and the cap is detached after the curing of the concrete slab. Into the space which is formed by detaching the cap, a sealing material is filled, so that rainwater cannot intrude into the concrete slab. Further, an inclined cutting line is provided, so that an extra portion can be detached, and that the partitioning member in this case can be used in an inclined concrete slab. In this case, the rainwater is better drained.

Abstract: Joint forms for use in concrete slab formation. Such joint forms may be locked vertically and, if desired, laterally onto joint forms stakes by virtue of a number of aligned stake ear slots 26 and locking slots 28 which cooperate with corresponding ears and locking tabs on the stakes. The joint forms may include a number of stake retention slots aligned with the stake ear slots and locking slots, so that the stakes may be passed through portions of the joint forms in order to lock the forms laterally to the stakes as well as vertically so as not to separate from the stakes during concrete pouring.

Abstract: A method to produce an expansion joint for adjacent roadway slabs having a gap therebetween. A recess is cut or formed into the surface of each adjacent roadway slab to form a pair of recesses parallel to and adjacent to the gap. The recesses are cleaned to a sound, dust-free and rust-free surface. Each recess is coated with a slightly resilient polymer primer to inhibit rusting and corrosion and to form a bonding surface. A mortar mixture of a slightly resilient polymer and aggregate is installed in each recess to form a pair of parallel nosings adjacent to the gap, the nosings being bonded to the roadway slabs. Opposed surfaces of the nosings are primed with a silicone primer. A temporary backing is inserted in the gap between the nosings. An initially liquid silicone sealant is installed between the nosings and on top of the temporary backing which will cure to form a flexible seal.

Abstract: A concrete control key-joint and divider form made from plastic which is substantially wedge-shaped with vertically spaced holes to receive plastic stakes with the stakes being secured to the plastic form by plastic bolts at substantially its mid-section, so that the form can be easily set to grade and locked to the stakes, then the plastic stakes and bolts can be cut off to form a smooth screeding surface and an expansion joint. The forms also provide transversely spaced holes through which smooth rods or rebar may be inserted to firmly hold the form in a vertical manner and yet allow the concrete slabs to expand and contract. The plastic material is also designed to expand and contract at substantially the same expansion coefficient as cured concrete, thus minimizing the working of the key-joint.

Abstract: A concrete keyed joint is formed using a joint plate which has coplanar top and bottom sections interconnected to a parallel rearwardly spaced central section by rearwardly convergent upper and lower inclined sections and spaced pair of holes in the inclined section. Pegs or stakes support the joint plate vertically and are locked by wedges which allow vertical adjustment of the joint plate and then lock it in position. A resilient filler strip is fitted to the top of the plate to accommodate thermal expansion and contraction of the concrete slabs separated by the joint plate.

Abstract: This invention provides an adjustable, removable, reusable masonry tool for retaining expansion material employed in concrete work. The tool includes a plurality of elongated, substantially U-shaped caps which retain the expansion material, the caps being slidably engaged together for adjustment of the tool's length.

Abstract: This invention discloses an adjustable support securable to metal decking to support a metal keyway form. The adjustable support can be used to establish keyway in concrete poured above ground level, particularly on metal decking. This method of producing a keyway in concrete on metal decking is a vast improvement over previous art and provides a secure, easy, inexpensive method of producing the keyway.

Abstract: A removable concrete expansion joint aligner and brace having an elongated base plate with a parallel row of ground pegs attached to the bottom and with a parallel set of aligning pegs mounted on the bottom in a position slightly removed from the parallel line of ground pegs so that an expansion joint may be held in position between the ground pegs and aligning pegs while fresh concrete is poured against at least one side of the expansion joint held in place by the expansion joint aligner.

Abstract: A unitary extruded, plastic screed track is disclosed for use in connection with concrete slab construction. The screed track includes two elongated, parallel side members disposed in substantially vertical planes in close, spaced-apart relationship. An interconnecting member extends between the spaced apart side members at a point intermediate the top and bottom edges of the side members so as to form an H-shaped cross section. An elongated, bonding member projects outwardly from not more than one of the side members for anchoring the screed track to the concrete slab which is cast in place on one side of the screed track. A pair of oppositely extending flanges project outwardly from the lower edge of respective side members for transferring load between the concrete slabs cast in place on opposite sides of the screed rail.

Abstract: A collapsible concrete bulkhead is insertable into a framework. The bulkhead has a pivotable divider plate which is located juxtaposition to a bulkhead plate and moves laterally thereof to reside in an offset base portion of the framework. The bulkhead assembly forms separate concrete sections when concrete is poured into the framework and forms a gap when the bulkhead assembly is removed. Optionally, a liner can be inserted adjacent to the bulkhead assembly and the bulkhead assembly removed before full cure of the concrete so that the concrete fills the void left by the bulkhead with the liner separating the concrete sections.

Abstract: A concrete expansion and contraction joint is provided comprising a hollow single piece longitudinal extruded member having a cross sectional configuration which resembles an arrow head with a relatively narrow upper stem portion.When the expansion joint is inserted into the fluid concrete aggregate, the V-shaped bottom of the arrow head structure moves aside any stones encountered in the concrete by the top of the arrow thereby facilitating installation. The top edges of the sides of the V-shape upon immersion in the concrete form locking anchors. Horizontal portions extending laterally on each side from the upper central stem portion of the joint to a point near the top of the V sides form flanges that provide channels which block downward water seepage at the joint.

Abstract: A partially separable attachment device for sheet metal screed and stake assemblies of the type used in forming concrete ground slabs serves to hold top portions of the sheet metal screed and its supporting screed stakes in interassembled relation for use in the screed-forming of concrete slabs of large area in smaller slab sections. The attachment device has a head portion projecting upwardly of the assemblage which serves as the screeding upper edge. This head portion is torn away after setting of the adjacent slab sections to provide recesses for the placement of caulking material protecting against the entrance of moisture.

Abstract: Apparatus to make up joints in the construction of cement flooring intended, either to definitely remain in the cement, either to be recuperated, the said apparatus having a first part whose walls interlock on a second part serving as support, which has feet that anchor perfectly in the levelling cement.

Abstract: Anchoring bars are disclosed which are installed at the joint between surfacing modules laid end to end along or between a pair of rails in a railroad-highway grade crossing. The modules are of the elastomeric type. Each module is provided with an improved series of surface gutters of different depths with complementary spike wells extending into the elastomer to drain water away. The elastomeric surface layer of the modules is bonded to one or more reinforcing, corrugated steel subgrade surfacing members which cooperate with the anchor bars and the elastomeric layer to lock the modules together.

Abstract: This invention relates to a novel, and improved expansion joint and seal for use in sealing concrete expansion joints. In general the device is constituted of an elongate flexible seal member inclusive of an expandable loop portion from the non-closed sides of which a pair of alternately disposed downwardly projected leg portions are extended. The device also includes a pair of elongate side frames, each of which is attached to an alternately disposed downwardly projected leg portion of said elongate flexible seal member, and a removable, elongate top cap for affixing upon the loop portion of said elongate flexible seal member. The improvement relates to, inter alia, in said member, side frames which contain one or more pairs of inwardly sloped laterally aligned ribs which form longitudinal channels with relatively wide bottom surfaces with restricted surface outlets, the channel forming a means of tenaciously bonding plastic cement to said side frames to form a flexible seal.

Abstract: Joint used to prevent cracks from occurring in a concrete floor. The joint comprises a body of soft material such as foamed styrol and urethane, a capping member of synthetic resin arranged on the top of body, and leg members for supporting and positioning the body on which the capping member has been mounted at the time of the concrete deposit, said leg members being adjustable to raise or lower the body.

Abstract: A joint former for hardenable material such as concrete comprises two essentially identical web members which are releasably attached to each other by a two-part friction coupling to form an assembly which is generally a T-shaped assembly. Each web is configured along at least one edge to form a first coupling part and along a central portion of at least one surface to form a second complementary coupling part so that any two of such webs can be attached to each other to provide a T-shaped assembly. In use the web forming the body of the T is inserted into the hardenable material, the bar web serving to align and position the inserted web. The bar web is then detached from the inserted web and releasably attached to another essentially identical web to form another T-shaped assembly suitable for use in the manner just described.

Abstract: Gaps or seams between adjacent modular refractory fiber blanket insulation modules are filled by inserting therein strips of refractory fiber blanket. The strips are bent into a U-shape over a blade or plate and then inserted between two spreader members, called lubricators, to overcome the tendency of the blanket in the strip to adhere to the blanket in the module.

Abstract: A device for forming surface joints in hardenable slab type structural materials such as freshly poured concrete is disclosed. The elongated joint former includes a pliable section having a depth which may be approximately one-fourth the thickness of the slab, with outwardly extending fins near its bottom and with a split upper end formed by a pair of separable walls. For implanting the pliable section in a fresh slab prior to its setting, a relatively rigid T-shaped implanting member is inserted into the split and the joint former is driven or vibrated down into the slab until the upper end of the pliable section is approximately even with or slightly below the surface of the slab.

Abstract: An expansion jointing material for placing concrete, mortar or the like which comprises a jointing material of elastic substance and a cover member placed over the jointing material and extending in the longitudinal direction thereof. In operation, a plurality of the jointing materials are preliminarily positioned and adjusted to a predetermined height along the partition lines to form a plurality of partitions into which concrete, mortar or the like is deposited to produce laid surfaces of concrete or the like using the upper portions of the cover members as the reference levels. The jointing materials are completely buried in the concrete, mortar or the like except the upper portions of the cover members to absorb or compensate for the expansion or contraction of the concrete, mortar or the like.

Abstract: A divider strip with an upstanding screed for use in connection with the pouring of a pair of adjoining concrete slabs, such strip being designed to be supported by a horizontal series of laterally and substantially equidistantly spaced stakes which are set below a predetermined grade level, and, in addition, being adapted when in its operative position to have wet concrete poured on opposite sides thereof in order to form a pair of adjoining slabs with at least one key joint therebetween.

Abstract: A divider strip with an upstanding screed for use with a pouring of a pair of adjoining concrete slabs, such strip being designed to be supported by a horizontal series of laterally spaced stakes which are set below a predetermined grade level, and being adapted when in its operative position to have wet concrete poured on opposite sides thereof in order to form a pair of adjoining slabs with a key joint therebetween. A dual reentrant bend at the upper marginal portion of the strip establishes a downwardly facing locking channel for the upper ends of the stakes and also establishes an upstanding screed which extends upwardly to the grade level and is for the most part of single thickness.

Abstract: The invention relates to a two-part insertion member for use in the production of contraction or warping joints in continuously laid concrete slabs. The insertion member comprises a rigid lower part (to act as crack-inducing fillet) and a flexible upper part (to act as a sealing member) connected together, the lower part including an upstanding section which extends close to the uppermost extremity of the member. The invention also includes a method of forming sealed joints in concrete slabs.

Abstract: The invention relates to a two-part insertion member for use in the production of contraction or warping joints in continuously laid concrete slabs. The insertion member comprises a rigid lower part (to act as crack-inducing fillet) and a flexible upper part (to act as a sealing member) connected together, the lower part including an upstanding section which extends close to the uppermost extremity of the member. The invention also includes a method of forming sealed joints in concrete slabs.

Abstract: A frangible package containing sealant for sealing joints between adjacent construction panels or slabs composed of such materials as concrete, masonry units and curtain wall, includes an elongated tube-like bar having a pair of continuous lines of weakness extending longitudinally along its entire length on opposite sides thereof to enable the bar to be broken apart longitudinally along the lines and thus to release the joint sealant disposed within the hollow interior of the bar, and a pair of end walls for sealing the sealant within the bar. The bar is adapted to be fastened to and extend along the top edge of an expansion joint filler strip, and a pair of external up-turned flanges extending from opposite sides of the bottom portion of the package anchor it to the adjacent slabs after they are positioned on opposite sides of the package and strip so that the top portion of the package may be pulled away readily from its bottom portion leaving it in place to help support the sealant.