"control joint" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: control joints [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} control joint (plural control joints)
  1. (construction) A groove which is formed, sawn, or tooled in a concrete or masonry structure to regulate the location and amount of cracking and separation resulting from the dimensional change of different parts of the structure, thereby avoiding the development of high stresses. Categories (topical): Construction Coordinate_terms: expansion joint
    Sense id: en-control_joint-en-noun-QD4ANd~8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: business, construction, manufacturing

Inflected forms

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