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slip joint

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slip joint [′slip ‚jȯint]
(civil engineering)
Contraction joint between two adjoining wall sections, or at the horizontal bearing of beams, slabs, or precast units, consisting of a vertical tongue fitted into a groove which allows independent movement of the two sections.
A telescoping joint between two parts.
(engineering)
A method of laying-up plastic veneers in flexible-bag molding, wherein edges are beveled and allowed to overlap part or all of the scarfed area.
A mechanical union that allows limited endwise movement of two solid items for example, pipe, rod, or duct with relation to each other.
(geology)


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