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EXPANSION JOINT COVER [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Joints and Connections (Construction)
DEF

A prefabricated protection for an expansion joint, which accommodates relative movement between the surfaces on the two sides of the joint.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Joints et assemblages (Construction)
CONT

Guide des règles de l'art sur la construction : fond en blocs de béton et placage de brique. [...] Le joint de dilatation a pour but d'accommoder les mouvements structuraux sur un plan particulier du bâtiment, sans affecter ou transférer une charge ou un effort à d'autres parties du bâtiment. [...] Un couvre-joint de dilatation en aluminium, fixé au mur d'un côté seulement, donne du jeu au niveau du joint et constitue une finition esthétiquement acceptable à l'intérieur.

OBS

couvre-joint : Profilé à dispositif d'ancrage inséré dans les joints de structure et de dilatation ménagés dans les dallages de béton et les murs des façades.

OBS

Pluriel: des couvre-joints.

Spanish

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