Building Structures 1

Building Structures 1 BUS1 Trainingwith location of expansion joints
• scale 1:500 or 1:200
• description of expansion joints
Drawing #2: part of plan and section in location of
expansion joint
• scale 1:100
#1 example
#1 example
Volume changes
• temperature fluctulation
Settlement joints (differential settlement)
Types of expansion joints 3
• Vibration transfer precaution (crane, lift)
• Other construction and/or technological
EXPANSION JOINTS ENABLING DIFFERENTIAL
connected non-load-bearing structures
connected non-load-bearing structures
12 * 10-6 K-1
maximum expansion joint width 10 - 30 mm
l = l α t = ... < 30 mm
Location of expansion joints
Location of expansion joints
Examples
Examples
Examples
Examples
Task 2 - Load-bearing system
• 2 variants of floor structures (formwork,
precasted structure)
bearing system
structures
of expansion joints
expansion joint credit in