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Jan 1941
Masonry Dams: A Symposium: Construction Joints
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The construction joint in concrete structures has taken on a new and added importance in recent years because of the tendency toward increased cracking caused by modern speed of construction and other factors. There is also gradually developing in the construction world a desire to substitute for the ragged haphazard crack, which is so objectionable from the standpoint of safety and appearance, a designed crack which will be architecturally acceptable and which will not develop undesirable features at a later date. Thus it appears that the construction joint, in its every phase, even if it is a necessary evil, should receive more careful consideration in the future than in the past. Where labor is cheap and materials are costly, this matter will undoubtedly receive more consideration than where labor is high-priced and materials relatively inexpensive.
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Published in print: Jan 1941
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Byram W. Steele, AM.ASCE
Head Engr., Office, Chf. of Engrs., War Dept., Washington, D. C.
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