Thermal expansion joint in concrete office buliding
Thermal expansion joint in concrete office buliding
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I have been aksed to design some office buildings on an isolated sismic platform which is (120x120) mt wide. The isolators allow free movement of the slab.
For construction reasons it would be preferable NOT to have thermal expansion joints in the slab - but I am really concerned to go so far.
The expected thermal Differential Delta T is about +- 10° Celsius.
Does somebody have any info or have experience on this? Is non linear thermal analysis absolutely needed? Thanks
For construction reasons it would be preferable NOT to have thermal expansion joints in the slab - but I am really concerned to go so far.
The expected thermal Differential Delta T is about +- 10° Celsius.
Does somebody have any info or have experience on this? Is non linear thermal analysis absolutely needed? Thanks






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