Installation

Seating on flat, broom-finished concrete, free of voids, or on mill-finished steel plate is satisfactory. If a grout pad is specified, it should be a high-strength non-shrink material. Epoxy grout may serve to correct seating inaccuracies.

By placing the bearing and beam before the epoxy has set, excess epoxy will be extruded from high spots and remain in voids. Loading subsequent to the epoxy setting will then be distributed evenly.

If formwork is erected around a bearing for poured-in-place construction, allowance must be made for bearing compression to avoid jamming the formwork.

Note that if the welding of attachment plates is contemplated, caution must be exercised to prevent temperatures exceeding 250°F ° F/130 °C at the pad/steel interface. Temperatures above this may damage the pad.