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Joints Delimma - IEM Webinar
Joints Delimma - IEM Webinar
Inferior side formwork Lack of vibration Poor joint finish Presentable joint
1. Construction joints
a) Slab on grade
b) Suspended slab
2. Contraction joint
a) Plain contraction joints
b) Dowelled contraction joints
c) Dowelled contraction joint with bottom mesh continuous
3. Movement joints
a) Expansion joints
4. Isolation joints
a) Slab on grade only
5. Cold joints
6. Curling at joint
7. Sealant
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1. Construction joints for slab on grade
5m Contraction
joint
10 m 13 m
Potential
5m transverse
crack
Contraction
5m joint
2. Effective depth of saw cut: 25% of slab thickness – likely to cut the re-bars.
Three examples
concrete cover: 30mm
200mm
thick slab
Reinforcement
Case study
Saw cut proposed on suspended slab
Tie bars are installed to prevent the construction joints (longitudinal) from opening up.
250 mm
22
Suspended slab
5) CURLING of floor slab
Causes
Disruption of concrete supply due to:
• Batching plant breakdown.
• Truck delivery problem.
• Concrete pump breakdown.
Jointless floor
Jointless floor have construction joints between floor panels.
All construction joints will allow drying shrinkage.
Reinforcement: Fibres, Hybrid-mesh with fibres.
Concrete: Shrinkage compensating concrete.
Eg. Slab on piles