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SHRINKAGE REINFORCEMENT [3 records]

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Record 1 2010-05-18

English

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

An expansion joint in masonry to allow movement due to expansion and contraction.

CONT

Control joints can be formed by attaching a strip of wood, plastic, or metal to the form, for vertical surfaces ... or by pressing the strip into the fresh concrete on a slab.

CONT

Use of control joints faced with calking compound has also been recommended to control shrinkage cracking; however, this practice is marked by frequent failures to keep the joints sealed against leakage of rain. Steel joint reinforcement strengthens a concrete masonry wall, whereas control joint weaken it, and the calking in the joints requires considerable maintenance.

OBS

control joint: A joint in masonry.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maçonnerie
  • Joints et assemblages (Construction)
DEF

Joint prévu entre deux parties d'une construction afin que puissent se produire des mouvements relatifs, perpendiculairement à ces joints, en raison de dilatations hydrothermiques.

OBS

Le terme français est un spécifique par rapport à l'anglais : le joint de dilatation s'oppose à l'action des variations thermiques alors que le «control joint» s'oppose aux mouvements et déformations des maçonneries en général.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Albañilería
  • Juntas y conexiones (Construcción)
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Record 2 1999-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Masonry Materials
DEF

Cement that, when mixed with water, produces a paste which, after setting, tends to increase in volume to a significantly greater degree than does portland cement paste, used to compensate for volume decrease due to shrinkage or to induce tensile stress in reinforcement(post-tensioning). It is available in three types : type K... type M... type S....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de maçonnerie
DEF

Ciment dont la prise s'accompagne d'un léger gonflement, dû à l'ajout de sulfate de calcium ou de ciment alumino-sulfaté; ce léger gonflement est ensuite éventuellement compensé par le retrait lors du durcissement. Des ciments à fort pouvoir expansif sont utilisés en démolition.

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Placement of Concrete
DEF

Reinforcement designed to resist shrinkage stresses in concrete.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mise en place du béton

Spanish

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