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Expansion joint for concrete slabs.
How often do you need expansion joints.
Expansion joints are used to allow the slab to move and not put stress on whatever it abuts.
Make sure joints are cut deep enough.
Installation of expansion joints 1.
Why do we need them.
Expansion joints allows for movement without damage to the concrete.
Expansion joints are put in place before the concrete is poured.
Concrete like many other materials expands when heated and shrinks when cooled.
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They need to be at least a quarter of the thickness of the slab.
Expansion joints allow independent movement between adjoining structural members minimizing cracking when such movements are restrained.
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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.
Usually expansion joints should be no farther apart than 2 to 3 times in feet the total width of the concrete in inches.
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A concrete driveway may experience temperature differentials from 20 degrees below zero to above 100 degrees in hot summers.
Pre concrete installation when the site is prepared for the concrete pouring and the provisioning of the expansion.
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Concrete expansion joints are used to separate slabs and concrete from other parts of the structure.
So for a slab which is 100mm thick the joints should be placed.
For a 100mm slab.
Expansion joints cut through the entire width of the slab and are then filled with some sort of filler.
It allows for thermal expansion and contraction without inducing stress into the system.