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What is the function of groove line?

Typically, grooves are used to house the panels in frame and panel construction and the bottoms of drawers. For more structural construction, grooves are created along the sides and/or ends of panels, such as in tongue and groove construction. Applications include roofing, siding and flooring.

What is a groove in construction?

Dec/01/12. Concrete grooving is the process of creating patterned grooves along concrete surfaces. Grooving is usually performed on bridge decks, airport runways, parking desks, and other paved surfaces in order to accommodate high-speed traffic.

How do you stop cracks between walls and beams?

Preventive Measures to Avoid Cracks Between RCC Beam Bottom and Top of Masonry Wall Joint:

1. Proper monitoring should be done at the time of construction.
2. Apply aggregate (finer one) wrapped in cement mortar 1:1 in the joint between RCC beam bottom and the top of masonry layer, and fill the joint completely with care.

What is the standard thickness of plastering?

Cement plaster is generally used with 13 mm thickness and sometimes it can be of 19 mm thickness also. 19 mm plaster is done in two parts. First layer is of 13 mm and 2nd is of 6 mm thickness.

Why do people put grooves in plaster?

The heat produced by concrete and masonry, due to reaction of cement is different. Further in framed structures, the brickwork is done later. All the above are sources of crack formation in plaster. The groves limit these cracks to the grove line.

What is a groove in concrete?

A drainage groove is an indentation in concrete that allows water to drain away from a foundation or into a drainage system. When concrete is installed, drainage grooves are often formed before the concrete dries.

What wall cracks are serious?

Large, jagged, or diagonal cracks could indicate a structural problem. Jagged or diagonal cracks indicate that the foundation may have shifted or sunk, or another problem has occurred, such as the deterioration and collapse of supporting wood members due to termite damage.

What to do to avoid cracks in walls?

Build in movement joints as construction proceeds. Spacing between these joints should never exceed 15m in unreinforced walls. Use slip planes – these enable elements of the construction to slide in relation to each other to help reduce stress in the adjacent materials.

What is the thickness of a wall?

A two-by-four wall stud is 3 ½ inches wide, and an interior wall typically has ½-inch drywall installed on both sides, bringing the wall thickness to 4 ½ inches.

What is mortar thickness?

The thickness of clay/earth mortar is 12 mm and the maximum height of building constructed with clay is restricted to 2.5 m.

Why groove is provided in saucer?

The grove is provided in the saucer to support the tea cup. This arrangement prevents the cup from toppling over in case of sudden jerks.

What is the purpose of Groove Line?

Groove line is independent of beam size. Actually there is no perfect bond between a beam that has attained its strength and brick wall below which results in very minute crack at joint indicating lack of bond. Groove line is an effort to hide it. My understanding is that its to negate crack formation on the wall below the groove.

What is the use of groove joint in wall lining?

PVC Groove joint used in external wall lining preferably at clay brick wall and barricade fencing with thick bed mortar plastering. Both horizontal and vertical position are applicable. Below are list of groove joint products.

Should we plaster groove lines on walls?

Recently we realized that the contract included plastering the groove lines on the walls. So I called the renovation company, and one painting guying called me and suggest that we don’t plaster the groove lines because they will crack later anyway. He said that if it cracks, it will look worse. So should we listen to him?

Why do flats have groove lines on the walls?

And yes, the groove lines are because of prefab, not for expansion or contraction or demarcation. I think new flats nowadays do not have such lines anymore, maybe they had already plastered for us or improved their prefab technology.