expansion joint

But they are more than that; each one is a temporary expansion joint.

Expansion joints are provided at each end of the units.

Thus, the expansion joints had no meaning for the support of the hull.

Expansion joints with triangular teeth were first used about 1900, he said.

The old rubber seals on the expansion joints were also replaced.

Further, he said, only two expansion joints were found to be "operable."

Leaking expansion joints are another major cause of bridge deterioration.

Some large cracks and filling expansion joint repairs may be required.

Some types of rubber expansion joints are made with a molding process.

Always at least two angular expansion joints are needed.

The road became bumpy; expansion joints reacting to the heat.

"We wanted to avoid expansion joints if we could," he said.

Con Edison said a crew had replaced the old expansion joint with a new one only last week.

There are various actions that you can take to prevent and minimize expansion joint failure.

Jake could hear the thumping as the wheels passed over the expansion joints.

Building expansion joints provide barriers to the exterior and cover spaces between components.

During this expedition, divers found a bulb shape in her expansion joint.

Doctor Muir's description of how expansion joints worked is inaccurate.

Support walls cracked for lack of basic expansion joints.

The expansion joints in most other concreted areas are beginning to separate, with vegetation growing between them.

However, expansion joints were placed into the superstructure only, and not the primary form of her hull.

Alexei called them "expansion joints," but didn't explain what they were.

Expansion joints on Interstate 95 produced only a muted thrumming.

He said they would "focus on those areas that are critical, the expansion joints and concrete that we've found to be a problem."

On the road, the Accord wagon is much of what you want it to be, although the tires sound sharply with every expansion joint.