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expansion joint

construction detail designed to absorb temperature-induced volume changes of construction parts
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expansion joint

Summary

expansion joint ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,031 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • expansion joint is a type of building joint[2].
  • expansion joint's Commons category is recorded as Expansion joints[3].
  • expansion joint's described by source is recorded as Kenchiku-gaku Yōgo Jiten (Dai 2-han)[4].

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Definition and Type

expansion joint is a type of building joint[2].

Why It Matters

expansion joint ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,031 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_expansion-joint_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{expansion joint}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/expansion-joint}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 4w ago · Pescan · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → building joint
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) → 1950580
    Subclass of → —
    Described by source → Kenchiku-gaku Yōgo Jiten (Dai 2-han)
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8669]]: dilatacna-skara"
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