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jberryhill

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3. Expansion joints

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Sat Jul 7, 2012, 09:08 AM

Jul 2012

Asphalt roads can handle a fair amount of internal stress.

Concrete roads are built with expansion joints - that thin black line between sections.

Watch this:

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I heard on the news a few days ago, a road in WI buckled up because it was so hot. [View all] raccoon Jul 2012 OP

I'm no expert but, HappyMe Jul 2012 #1

Roads involving concrete are the ones most likely to buckle. Asphalt is much more flexible PoliticAverse Jul 2012 #2

Expansion joints jberryhill Jul 2012 #3

I don't know details, but I am sure that they use different materials for different regions. tanyev Jul 2012 #4

This happened also in Raleigh NC. I 440 buckled. mmonk Jul 2012 #5

it does happen elsewhere justabob Jul 2012 #6

While thankfully none of the roads I regularly drive had this issue tammywammy Jul 2012 #10

yeah, last year was awful justabob Jul 2012 #11

What I notice more around Chicago are the concrete raised medians buckling. Gidney N Cloyd Jul 2012 #7

Thermal expansion is a property of virtually all materials quaker bill Jul 2012 #8

Thank you for that factual reply. dixiegrrrrl Jul 2012 #9

Happened here too Bluzmann57 Jul 2012 #12

Jalopnik has the story, and the video: flvegan Jul 2012 #13

I saw this happen in Illinois... hunter Jul 2012 #14

Not just in Wisconsin Lydia Leftcoast Jul 2012 #15

It does. PavePusher Jul 2012 #16