Fabric Expansion Joints

[Ruggles]

Does anyone know the typical (recommended or "rule of thumb") life of a fabric expansion joint?

 

[djhurayt]

Gonna need more information.

An expansion joint in:
ductwork
concrete
???

How about the environment?

Is it coated cloth?

What kind of coating?

 

[Ruggles]

In a duct in FCC unit.

 

[Tmoose]

I'm not sure which I hate more, pronouns or acronyms.

 

[dhengr]

Maybe he/she should just stop eating so much and moving so little. Then he/she wouldn’t need expansion joints in their fabric.

 

[berkshire]

The answer ( You are going to hate this. ) is it depends. It depends on the type of fabric, Canvas , Polyester, Kevlar, Rubber coated polyester. The Atmosphere around the joint and the degree of sunlight radiation the material is exposed to.
When you have those factors, you can make a SWAG ( another acronym.) as to the service life.
B.E.

You are judged not by what you know, but by what you can do.

 

[Strong]

I assume you are asking about:
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Walt