Masonry

Movement joints

Clay brick expansion joints and concrete masonry control joints: movement from temperature, moisture and freezing, joint width, sealant strain and joint spacing.

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What you get

From the inputs to a finished movement joints calculation

The applicable checks, step by step

Every check with its equation, the values that go into it, the result and the code section, and the governing case up front. Results update as you type.

A calculation report a reviewer can follow

Inputs, load combinations, every check with its result and reference, and the governing case, in a clear PDF with your title block.

Drawings

Where the calculation has a shape to draw: elevations, sections and the diagrams, on a sheet with your title block, as PDF or DXF.

Your units, your method

US or metric units at any time, LRFD or ASD where the code offers both; the report follows.

Verification

How the movement joints is tested

2worked examples
11values compared
11match
0documented differences, each explained

Against hand calculations from the code equations, on every change. The method and the sources.

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