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Expansion Joint
A deliberate gap letting a structure move with temperature.
On siteWithout it long buildings crack at their weakest point instead of at a planned line.
Redundancy
Having more load paths than the minimum needed for stability.
On siteA redundant frame can lose a member and redistribute. A determinate one cannot — it collapses.
Moment of Inertia
A section's geometric resistance to bending.
On siteIt scales with depth cubed, which is why a beam laid on edge is dramatically stiffer than the same one laid flat.
Slenderness Ratio
Effective length divided by the least radius of gyration of a column.
On siteAbove a limit the column buckles before it crushes, so a slender column fails at far less than its material strength.
Non-Destructive Testing
Assessing existing concrete without damaging it.
On siteRebound hammer and ultrasonic pulse velocity estimate quality in structures already built.
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