what is the reason of cracks developing between the joints of concrete beams and block walls

Vikas Bamal

• Aug 31st, 2011

Cracks appear in the wall due to one or more of the following reasons:

No good material used in beam construction.
Vibrator not used in concreting.
Blocks are not laid in Header Strecher method.
Vertical joints in blocks are in one layer.
Joints are not used in blocks wall.

ashokkumar

• Aug 6th, 2011

Due to the different cooefficiency of thermal expansion of concrete & Block/Brick, Upon the completion of every building there will be a settlement in foundation which also may cause cracks in joints.

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