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What is the common use of an expansion joint?

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rhennicey21
 
Wed 12 Nov, 2014 09:17 pm
What is the common use of an expansion joint?
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Butrflynet
 
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Wed 12 Nov, 2014 10:38 pm
@rhennicey21,
What do you think it is?
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hawkeye10
 
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Wed 12 Nov, 2014 11:19 pm
I believe the answer is decking on bridges, but i could be wrong.
coldjoint
 
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Wed 12 Nov, 2014 11:35 pm
@hawkeye10,
Ever see a side walk? Concrete expands in the heat and shrinks in the cold. Expansion joints allow for this and help avoid cracking by preventing contact. Concrete would be the most common use.

Some metals have the same qualities. And the expansion joint is employed the same way to stop metal on metal stress that could lead to possible malfunctions.
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fresco
 
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Thu 13 Nov, 2014 02:00 am
@rhennicey21,
Useful for sharing at a party ?
Frank Apisa
 
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Thu 13 Nov, 2014 08:18 am
@fresco,
fresco wrote:

Useful for sharing at a party ?


Only Jamaicans roll expansion joints...although they call them "spliffs" or something like that.
ossobuco
 
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Thu 13 Nov, 2014 08:25 am
I know, I know, but I won't tell.
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engineer
 
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Fri 14 Nov, 2014 12:46 pm
@rhennicey21,
Expansion joints are typically used in systems that change temperature causing them to expand and contract. The expansion joint is a flex system that absorbs the movement so the structure doesn't buckle. Just google it and you will see plenty of examples.
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coldjoint
 
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Fri 14 Nov, 2014 04:09 pm
@Frank Apisa,
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Only Jamaicans roll expansion joints...although they call them "spliffs" or something like that.


Frank likes his drugs.http://www.alien-earth.org/images/smileys/acid.gif
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Banana Breath
 
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Wed 19 Nov, 2014 08:23 pm
The common use of an expansion joint is to connect two or more things such as structural members that change size, for instance as a result of temperature change.
coldjoint
 
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Wed 19 Nov, 2014 09:26 pm
@Banana Breath,
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The common use of an expansion joint is to connect two or more things such as structural members that change size, for instance as a result of temperature change.


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Banana Breath
 
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Thu 20 Nov, 2014 05:15 pm
@coldjoint,
Is that your IQ you just posted?
coldjoint
 
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Thu 20 Nov, 2014 07:48 pm
@Banana Breath,
Quote:
Is that your IQ you just posted?


No it was Timurs and yours combined. Anything else?
Banana Breath
 
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Thu 20 Nov, 2014 08:30 pm
@coldjoint,
Yes, get back here and finish your polishing job, you missed a few spots.
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