EXPANSION JOINT CALCULATION FROM THERM AL CONSIDERATION

For thermal movements: 

a= Thermal coeff =[ 12/1000000 ] per degree C - - - for concrete 
T = temperature variation = T1-T2 = say 34 degree 
L = Length of building portions between joints = say max 45m 

Then expansion gap from thermal considerations can be worked 

Gap needed for expansion of both portions =2*[a *L/2 *T] 
Thermal expansion gap = 2*[12/1000000]*22.5*34 = 0.037m =37mm 

Normally a gap of 25mm/ 40mm/50mm is provided for buildings upto   

4 to 5 storeys from thermal considerations. This may further be checked 
as separation joint for storey drift requirements during EQ and critical of 
two shall be provided as the expansion /separation joint. 

B ]Separation joint for storey drift requirements during EQ 

Clause 7.11.3 of IS 1893-2002 

The clause is 'Two adjacent buildings ,or two adjacent units of same building with   
separation joint in between shall be separated by a distance equal to R times the   
sum of calculated storey displacements as per 7.11.1 of each of them to avoid   
damaging contact when two units deflect towards each other.When floor level of 
two similar adjacent units or buildings are at the same elevation level, the R 
in this requirement may be replaced by R/2. 

The permissible storey drift as per IS1893 is = 0.004*H   

Considering a storey of height 3.0m on average, the   
permissible drift per storey works to =0.004*3.0*1000 = 12mm 
per storey.   
(i) When storey floors are at same elevations 
Generally storey floors are at same elevation in adjacent blocks. 
The separation gap works =2* 12*5/2=60mm per storey , 
is needed for buildings with R=5.0   
However actual storey drift may be much less than permissible 
due to presence of shear walls, this may result in lesser requirement 
of gap . 
(ii) When storey floors are NOT at same elevations 
In such case separation gap works =2* 12*5=120mm per storey , 
is needed for buildings with R=5.0   
Since actual storey drift may be much less than permissible 
due to presence of shear walls, this may result in lesser requirement 
of gap   

The clause through this, safeguard structure against pounding effect during 
out of phase deflections 

Recommendations of IS 4326 regarding separation joints 

These are old and based on IS 1893 - 1984 

For Design seismic coeff Ah=0.12 

Box system/or Frames with shear walls - - - - Gap width =15mm per storey 
Moment resistant RCC frames - - - - - - - -- - -Gap width =20mm per storey 
Moment resistant Steel frames - - - - - - - -- - -Gap width =30mm per storey 

Minimum total gap shall not be less than 25mm. For other values of Ah 
gap shall be calculated propotionately. 
For buildings more than 40m height actual storey drifts shall be worked out 
and gap width shall not be less than sum of dynamic deflections 

Best regards 

vikramjeet 

hello dears the below attache is for education building..needs to pointing the position and
calculating the width of expansion joint according of IS. the building information: 1.contains two
floors(base ground and first floor) thanks for all