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WHY CONCRETE CRACKS: THE REAL PURPOSE OF SAW CUT CONTROL JOINTS HOW CONCRETE STRESS RELIEF AND CONTRACTION JOINTS WORK Concrete is guaranteed to do two things: get hard and crack.

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WHY CONCRETE CRACKS: THE REAL PURPOSE OF SAW CUT CONTROL JOINTS HOW CONCRETE STRESS RELIEF AND CONTRACTION JOINTS WORK Concrete is guaranteed to do two things: get hard and crack. As concrete cures, moisture evaporates and hydration takes place, causing internal tensile stress and shrinkage throughout the slab. The purpose of saw-cutting control joints (contraction joints) is not to stop cracking entirely, but to control where the crack happens. By cutting a straight, clean relief line roughly Swipe or use ↑ ↓ to keep watching.

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