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Three Myths About Contraction Joints in Residential Slabs
Read this article by Harvey Haynes, published in the January 2018 issue of Concrete Construction.
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Contraction Joints in Residential Slabs-on-Ground
This article published in the American Concrete Institute
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Contraction Joints in Residential Concrete Slabs
This article discusses the difference between plain, reinforced and post-tensioned residential slabs, and why the inclusion of contraction joints are required in some cases and
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Contraction Joints in Residential Slabs Using a New Method.
An article in Concrete Facts, Sprint 2021 (Vol.28-3) discusses the common causes of cracking in concrete, the ACI standards relating to contraction joints, and how the new method of embedding a strip of polymer tape into fresh concrete, like is done by the Trakjoint system is superior to legacy methods of inserting contraction joints in residential slabs.
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Field Experience Using Trak Joints
A New Method to Install Contraction Joints A new method to install contraction joints in slabs-on-ground offers speed and cost advantages over existing methods. Even
New Tool for Slab Joints Reduces Concrete Cracking by Gigi Wood
Harvey Haynes had a chance to talk in detail with Gigi Wood, who wrote a great article covering the history and details of Trak Joints.