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Everything You Need To Know About Concrete Expansion Joint Filler - A Must-Read Guide

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Expansion joints are impressive materials to repair the cracks formed in concrete due to shifts in temperature. During high temperatures, the concrete in a confined boundary undergoes expansion, leading to cracks developing, and that's why concrete expansion joint fillers are required.  Characteristics of Expansion Joints  Used to absorb the contraction and expansion of numerous construction materials safely.  Mostly set between sections of railway tracks, bridges, piping systems and paving slabs.  Made to endure stress to support expansion and contraction  Disconnect the segments of the same material Categories of Expansion Joints  There's a wide variety of expansion joints, depending on your application. It mainly includes -  Concrete Expansion Joints  Bridge Expansion Joints  Railway Expansion Joints Masonry Expansion Joints  Pipe Expansion Joints  For this blog, we will mainly focus on concrete expansion joint fillers.  Ne...