CONTRACTION JOINT Definition & Meaning

contraction joint

noun

Architecture, Civil Engineering.

a joint between two parts of a structure, designed to compensate for the contraction to which either part may be subject.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of contraction joint¹

First recorded in 1905–10

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The first method suggested was to shorten the sections to 25 ft., which would give an expansion and contraction joint every 25 ft., it being thought that sections of this length would not crack between the joints.

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