21. The damage included internal expansion joints that had failed, split bedlogs, and other deteriorated timbers. 22. No structural cracks were found in the 1925 building, despite the lack of expansion joints . 23. Support walls cracked for lack of basic expansion joints . 24. Modular multiple-gap expansion joints can accommodate movements in every direction and rotations about every axis. 25. OK, your next chore is to check for that expansion joint between boards and wall. 26. There are various actions that can be taken to prevent and minimize expansion joint failure. 27. The meeting point of the two halves is marked by a simple bronze expansion joint . 28. Advantages of hinged expansion joints are that they are typically compact in size and structurally rigid. 29. Before expansion joint gaps were built into these structures, they would crack under the stress induced. 30. The track has a expansion joint that allows for longitudinal movements of up to 700 mm.