Fire and/or water resistant expansion joint system

1. An expansion joint system, comprising:

a core; and

a fire retardant included in the core, the core with the fire retardant therein configured to have a compressed density effective to pass testing as provided by UL 2079;

wherein the core with the fire retardant therein is configured to facilitate compression of the expansion joint system between substrates by repeatedly expanding and contracting to accommodate movement of the substrates; and

wherein the core with the fire retardant therein is configured to withstand exposure to a temperature of about 540° C. at about five minutes.

2. The expansion joint system of claim 1 , wherein the core with the fire retardant included therein has a density when compressed of about 160 kg/m 3 to about 800 kg/m 3 .

3. The expansion joint system of claim 1 , wherein a layer comprising the fire retardant is disposed in the core.

4. The expansion joint system of claim 1 , wherein an additional material is included in the core and is selected from the group consisting of an acrylic, a wax, an ultraviolet stabilizer, a polymeric material, and combinations of the foregoing materials.

5. The expansion joint system of claim 1 , wherein the fire retardant included in the core is selected from the group consisting of water-based aluminum tri-hydrate, metal oxides, metal hydroxides, aluminum oxides, antimony oxides and hydroxides, iron compounds, ferrocene, molybdenum trioxide, nitrogen-containing compounds, phosphorus based compounds, halogen based compounds, halogens, and combinations of the foregoing materials.

6. The expansion joint system of claim 1 , wherein a water resistant layer is disposed on a surface of the core.

7. The expansion joint system of claim 6 , wherein the water resistant layer is adhesively disposed on the surface of the core and is selected from the group consisting of silicone, polysulfides, acrylics, polyurethanes, poly-epoxides, silyl-terminated polyethers, and combinations of one or more of the foregoing.

8. The expansion joint system of claim 6 , further comprising a second layer disposed beneath the water resistant layer, wherein the second layer is selected from the group consisting of another water resistant layer, a fire barrier sealant layer, and combinations thereof.

9. The expansion joint system of claim 1 , comprising a fire barrier sealant layer.

10. The expansion joint system of claim 1 , comprising a layer comprising a caulk.

11. The expansion joint system of claim 1 , wherein the core uncompressed has a density of about 50 kg/m 3 to about 250 kg/m 3 .

12. The expansion joint system of claim 1 , wherein a first coating is located on a surface of the core, and a second coating is located on a surface of the core opposing the first coating, wherein the first coating is the substantially the same as or different than the second coating.

13. The expansion joint system of claim 12 , wherein at least one of the first coating and the second coating comprises a dual coating.

14. The expansion joint system of claim 1 , wherein the core is selected from the group consisting of foam, a paper based product, metal, plastic, thermoplastic, and combinations thereof.

15. The expansion joint system of claim 1 , wherein the core comprises at least one of polyurethane foam, polyether foam, open cell foam, dense closed cell foam, cross-linked foam, neoprene foam rubber, urethane, cardboard, and a composite.

16. The expansion joint system of claim 1 , wherein the core is selected from the group consisting of a plurality of laminations, a solid block, and combinations thereof.

17. The expansion joint system of claim 1 , wherein the core comprises a plurality of laminations, at least one of the laminations is with the fire retardant included therein.

18. The expansion joint system of claim 17 , wherein the lamination with the fire retardant included therein is an inner lamination of the plurality of laminations.

19. The expansion joint system of claim 17 , wherein the laminations are oriented, with respect to the direction in which the joint extends in its width, in at least one of a parallel orientation, a perpendicular orientation, and a combination thereof.

20. The expansion joint system of claim 1 , wherein the expansion joint system is capable of withstanding exposure to a temperature of about 930° C. at about one hour.

21. The expansion joint system of claim 1 , wherein the expansion joint system is capable of withstanding exposure to a temperature of about 1010° C. at about two hours.

22. The expansion joint system of claim 1 , wherein the expansion joint system is capable of withstanding exposure to a temperature of about 1052° C. at about three hours.

23. The expansion joint system of claim 1 , wherein the expansion joint system is capable of withstanding exposure to a temperature of about 1093° C. at about four hours.

24. The expansion joint system of claim 1 , wherein the expansion joint system is capable of withstanding exposure to a temperature of about 1260° C. at about eight hours.

25. The expansion joint system of claim 1 , wherein the fire retardant is permeated throughout the core, the core with the fire retardant permeated throughout configured to have a compressed density effective to pass the testing as provided by UL 2079.

26. The expansion joint system of claim 1 , wherein the core with the fire retardant included therein cycles and attains a density outside of about 160 kg/m 3 to about 800 kg/m 3 .

27. An architectural joint system, comprising:

a first substrate;

a second substrate; and

an expansion joint located between the first substrate and the second substrate, the expansion joint comprising:

a core having a fire retardant therein, the core with the fire retardant therein configured to have a compressed density effective to pass testing as provided by UL 2079;

wherein the core with the fire retardant therein is configured to withstand exposure to a temperature of about 540° C. at about five minutes; and

wherein the expansion joint is configured to facilitate compression between the first substrate and the second substrate by repeatedly expanding and contracting to accommodate movement therebetween.

28. The architectural joint system of claim 27 , wherein the core with the fire retardant included therein has a density when compressed of about 160 kg/m 3 to about 800 kg/m 3 .

29. The architectural joint system of claim 27 , wherein a layer comprising the fire retardant is disposed in the core.

30. The architectural joint system of claim 27 , wherein an additional material is included in the core and is selected from the group consisting of an acrylic, a wax, an ultraviolet stabilizer, a polymeric material and combinations of the foregoing materials.

31. The architectural joint system of claim 27 , wherein the fire retardant included in the core is selected from the group consisting of water-based aluminum tri-hydrate, metal oxides, metal hydroxides, aluminum oxides, antimony oxides and hydroxides, iron compounds, ferrocene, molybdenum trioxide, nitrogen-containing compounds, and combinations of the foregoing materials.

32. The architectural joint system of claim 27 , wherein the core uncompressed has a density of about 50 kg/m 3 to about 250 kg/m 3 .

33. The architectural joint system of claim 27 , wherein the core with the fire retardant included therein when located between the first substrate and the second substrate cycles and attains a compressed density outside of about 160 kg/m 3 to about 800 kg/m 3 .

34. The architectural joint system of claim 27 , further comprising a fire barrier sealant layer.

35. The architectural joint system of claim 27 , wherein the system is capable of withstanding exposure to a temperature of about 930° C. at about one hour.

36. The architectural joint system of claim 27 , wherein the system is capable of withstanding exposure to a temperature of about 1010° C. at about two hours.

37. The architectural joint system of claim 27 , wherein the system is capable of withstanding exposure to a temperature of about 1052° C. at about three hours.

38. The architectural joint system of claim 27 , wherein the system is capable of withstanding exposure to a temperature of about 1093° C. at about four hours.

39. The architectural joint system of claim 27 , wherein the system is capable of withstanding exposure to a temperature of about 1260° C. at about eight hours.

40. The architectural joint system of claim 27 , wherein the fire retardant is permeated throughout the core, the core with the fire retardant permeated throughout configured to have a compressed density effective to pass the testing as provided by UL 2079.

41. An architectural expansion joint system, comprising:

a first substrate;

a second substrate; and

an expansion joint located between the first substrate and the second substrate, the expansion joint comprising:

a core having a fire retardant included therein, the core with the fire retardant therein configured to have a compressed density effective to pass testing as provided by UL 2079;

wherein the core with the fire retardant therein is configured to withstand exposure to a temperature of about 540° C. at about five minutes; and

wherein a layer comprising the fire retardant is disposed in the core, wherein the expansion joint is configured to facilitate compression of the system between the first substrate and the second substrate by repeatedly expanding and contracting to accommodate movement therebetween.

42. The architectural expansion joint system of claim 41 , wherein the system is capable of withstanding exposure to a temperature of about 930° C. at about one hour.

43. The architectural expansion joint system of claim 41 , wherein the system is capable of withstanding exposure to a temperature of about 1010° C. at about two hours.

44. The architectural expansion joint system of claim 41 , wherein the system is capable of withstanding exposure to a temperature of about 1052° C. at about three hours.

45. The architectural expansion joint system of claim 41 , wherein the system is capable of withstanding exposure to a temperature of about 1093° C. at about four hours.

46. The architectural expansion joint system of claim 41 , wherein the system is capable of withstanding exposure to a temperature of about 1260° C. at about eight hours.

47. The architectural expansion joint system of claim 41 , wherein the fire retardant is permeated throughout the core, the core with the fire retardant permeated throughout configured to have a compressed density effective to pass the testing as provided by UL 2079.

48. The architectural expansion joint system of claim 41 , wherein the core with the fire retardant included therein cycles and attains a density outside of about 160 kg/m 3 to about 800 kg/m 3 .

49. The architectural joint system of claim 41 , wherein the core uncompressed has a density of about 50 kg/m 3 to about 250 kg/m 3 .

50. The architectural joint system of claim 41 , wherein the core with the fire retardant included therein has a compressed density of about 160 kg/m 3 to about 800 kg/m 3 .

51. A method of installing an expansion joint system utilizing the expansion joint system of claim 1 , comprising:

providing a first substrate of the substrates;

providing a second substrate of the substrates being spaced from the first substrate by a gap;

inserting the expansion joint system into the gap between the first substrate and the second substrate; and

allowing the compressed expansion joint system to decompress to fill the gap between the first substrate and the second substrate.

52. The method of claim 51 , wherein a layer comprising the fire retardant is disposed in the core.

53. The method of claim 52 , wherein the layer comprising the fire retardant is disposed in the core and is oriented, with respect to the direction in which the joint extends in its width, in at least one of a parallel orientation, a perpendicular orientation, and a combination thereof.

54. The method of claim 51 , wherein the core uncompressed has a density of about 50 kg/m 3 to about 250 kg/m 3 .

55. The method of claim 51 , wherein the core with the fire retardant included therein has a compressed density of about 160 kg/m 3 to about 800 kg/m 3 .