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Control joints

Scope note

Shallow grooves in masonry or concrete designed to control and guide stresses and resultant cracking or separation.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30003377

Broader Terms used

<joints by function>

Term used for

joints, control

Equivalent Terms used

control joint

Created

13yrs ago

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