NM CID GS-16 Practice Questions - New Mexico CID GS-16 Masonry Examination Exam

Expansion joints are used in clay-brick masonry primarily because fired-clay units:

Shrink after firing and need contraction joints like CMU Cannot be laid in running bond without a vertical joint every 4 ft Must be isolated from mortar, which is stronger than brick Expand irreversibly with moisture and also move with temperature, so a compressible joint is required

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Expand irreversibly with moisture and also move with temperature, so a compressible joint is required

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