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Expansion Joints in Buildings Technical Report No. 65 (1974) / Chapter Skim
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I. Introduction
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... The Committee first examined in detail an unpublished report in which horizontal changes in dimension in nine federal buildings were observed and related to recorded temperature changes. Additionally, the Committee studied the current practices of federal agencies regarding expansion joint criteria.
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... The computer printout of an elastic analysis that illustrates the effects of temperature changes on horizontal dimensional movements and a compilation of temperature data for various cities in the United States are included as appendixes.
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