Installation of expansion joints 1.
Expansion joint for concrete slabs.
It allows for thermal expansion and contraction without inducing stress into the system.
Why do we need them.
Usually expansion joints should be no farther apart than 2 to 3 times in feet the total width of the concrete in inches.
Pre concrete installation when the site is prepared for the concrete pouring and the provisioning of the expansion.
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So for a 4 inch thick concrete slab expansion joints should be no more than 8 to 12 feet apart.
It is durable lightweight and flexible enough to shape to contours.
Expansion joints allow independent movement between adjoining structural members minimizing cracking when such movements are restrained.
Expansion joints cut through the entire width of the slab and are then filled with some sort of filler.
For a 100mm slab.
Make sure joints are cut deep enough.
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They need to be at least a quarter of the thickness of the slab.
Expansion joints are used to allow the slab to move and not put stress on whatever it abuts.
So for a slab which is 100mm thick the joints should be placed.
These joint are placed where a slab meets a building where a slab meets another slab and where a pool deck meets the coping.
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Concrete expansion joints are used to separate slabs and concrete from other parts of the structure.
In cooler weather expansion joints can be cut with saws after the concrete has hardened a little.
Expansion joints are put in place before the concrete is poured.
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Tips for placing concrete expansion joints place joints around 30 times the slab thickness apart.
Concrete like many other materials expands when heated and shrinks when cooled.