Tag: Guide

Floor, Wall, Ceiling and Roof Joints: Understanding the Complete System

One structural gap runs through the whole building — floor, wall, ceiling and roof. Treating it as a complete expansion joint system rather than four separ

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Joint Width and Movement Calculation: The Basics Every Engineer Should Know

How wide should the gap be? Joint width and movement calculation starts with thermal coefficients and ends with a system selection — here is the short cour

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The Architect’s Expansion Joint Specification Checklist

Joints specified late become joints detailed badly. This architect’s expansion joint checklist puts the right clauses in the spec before tender, not after

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