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What are construction joints and cold joints?

Engineering Concrete Construction
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Question added by Mushtaq Hussain Mushtaq , Senior Lab Supervisor , Al Mumayaz Laboratory
Date Posted: 2017/01/09
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PRABHASH KUMAR
by PRABHASH KUMAR , Structural Design Engineer , TULSI ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY HOUSE

Construction joints are structural joints which are formed using some sort of bulkhead, made of wood, steel, plastic, or precast concrete. 

A cold joint is a plane of weakness in concrete caused by an interruption or delay in the concreting operations.

 

 

 

Muhammad Azeem Abdul Waheed Bhatti
by Muhammad Azeem Abdul Waheed Bhatti , Construction Project Manager , Al Wathba Building Contracting

Construction Joint:  Joints between structural Members of Concrete. 

Cold Joints: Delay in concrete work during concrete pour.

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