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Handbook of Architectural Expansion Joints & Fire Barriers

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Handbook of Architectural Expansion Joints & Fire Barriers

Chances are that today you’ve either driven or walked over at least a dozen expansion joints and you didn’t even think about it. And that’s as it should be. This EBook spells out some of the key considerations architects should keep in mind when specifying expansion joints.


January 17, 2017

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