Nigeria expansion joint dey dey different till it falls on someone’s head lol

You can clearly see the cracks on the pillar is not on the expansion joint. It is slightly out of the way from the joint, so it’s a crack.

Charmingrascal:
I was expecting the rebuttal after all



That thing is a crack

Below are expansion joints

what is different from that picture and yours

mannasseh:
Engineers in the house come and explain better

Good morning.

That is supposed to be an expansion joint, and it lines up with the ones on the beams and slabs.
It would make no sense to erect solid columns on an expansion joints of a beams or a slabs.
That would be counterproductive as it will be a complete construction failure in any structure.

My best take is that, someone decided to cover that joint with mortar instead of using removable flaps like you see them in the other pictures

The Management of Bi-Courtney would have to share the structural drawing of the foundation pillars to the public, in attempts to restore public confidence. This will assure the public that there wasn't an error at the construction phase.

NSE and LASG should investigate this to know if the 'expansion joint' has cracked

I'm not an engineer, but I can tell it's a crack along an expansion joint simply because an inelastic material was used to fill the joints. You can see that the "cracks" are not wider than the expansion joint on the slabs and concrete beneath the columns.

I remember a time JB filled the expansion joints on long bridge with tar and in less 3 months, there were openings on the expansion joints and they had to return to the bridge to work on the expansion joints again.

A structural crack will most likely be diagonal, rather than vertical.

Stupid response expansion joints don't roll down irregularly, they are mainly found in beams or HB Steels not on concrete columns...theists government won't seize to amaze me

Expansion joint on a round columns .. expansion joint zeg Zig

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which kind expansion joint b looking like crack.

let d mumu chk online for pictures of actual expansion

I hardly use curse words on Social media but the level at which Nigerians act so stup.idly while following the crowd on SM is so annoying. Why on earth should an expansion joint be a thing of concern to have warranted these stu.pid reactions? No matter how hard you try to explain to them when they're wrong, they'll just stick to the crowd and continue basking in their collective fo.olishness, that's what annoys me the most. You don't know something, shut up and learn. On social media everybody is a doctor, journalist, politician, engineer, etc. This one concerns my profession and I've read a lot of stu.pid reactions about this particular topic. I will not read or respond to any qoute about this topic again because the herd mentality 'disease' of most Nigerians is incurable.

If those are truly expansion gaps, the contractor should be sanctioned.

see wetin dem call expansion joint

Are you an Engineer?

You will believe it if whiteman had told you that, isn't it?

NwaAmaikpe:



For the beams, I understand but expansion joints within a single column?
Damn.
That is no expansion joint and I pity those who believe this fvckery.

Charmingrascal:
I was expecting the rebuttal after all



That thing is a crack

Below are expansion joints

Like say we no get civil engineers for this country!

OK ooo

Remember, the internet doesn't forget!!

Why na for only naija buildings dey breathe?

So hard concrete dey expand, wow. Abeg where that bomber were bomb BOKO CAMP, let do test landing and see

AfroKnight:


It was designed to look like a single column. Rounded on one face and flat at the joint.

Those are two columns.

Besides, why would you think the beams and floor have expansion joints but not the column in a building? What then will be the purpose of the expansion joint?

Edit:
When maintaining buildings, please call professionals. Someone decided to make the columns look more aesthetically pleasing (in their own eyes, anyway) and proceeded to fill the joint so that they can paint it to look like one single column. See what they have caused?

If you cover an expansion with mortar/pop screed or whatever inelastic material, it will crack. It doesn’t mean the columns are distressed.

You kinda made sense bro !

i may be forced to believe, but nay.
this is not an expansion joint.
an expansion joint is meant ot have a slight opening in between or a thin strip of metal/wood can be inserted inside it depending on the kind of structure.
but in this case, it is just like a casted column with o expansion.
i Know vividly that over there in the western regions, you can have an expansion joint and it will not be noticeable depending on the design but this is definitely not an expansion joint.
pls don't be deceived and tread with caution if you always go towards that axis.

Given the clearly visible gap on the floor, I believe this is definitely an expansion joint, but what I dont understand is why they should plaster up and paint the pillars all round. Why not use an elastic substance or even just leave the gap open?

With a little expansion over time, the partition on the pillars now clearly look like cracks and you cant blame anyone for being worried.

@Civil Engineers, are expansion joints meant to be plastered and painted?

This picture shows expansion joint. If you look at it clearly, there is expansion joint on the floor which may be covered with bitumen or other elastic materials. But the column looks like grouted with mortar, POP material or non elastic materials. Any building of this massive floor size needs expansion joint. If you have expansion on the floor and beams definitely columns on the same grid line must have expansion joint

NwaAmaikpe:



For the beams, I understand but expansion joints within a single column?
Damn.
That is no expansion joint and I pity those who believe this fvckery.

McBenedict:
i may be forced to believe, but nay.
this is not an expansion joint.
an expansion joint is meant ot have a slight opening in between or a thin strip of metal/wood can be inserted inside it depending on the kind of structure.
but in this case, it is just like a casted column with o expansion.
i Know vividly that over there in the western regions, you can have an expansion joint and it will not be noticeable depending on the design but this is definitely not an expansion joint.
pls don't be deceived and tread with caution if you always go towards that axis.

Look at the floor, you will see the position of the gap as it passes inbetween the pillars. What I dont understand though is why they tried to plaster seal the gap on the pillars and also paint them.

That is a fucking expansion joint.

I haven't been there but here is what happened


The original joint was covered with plaster and paint applied. For the fact that you are seeing the crack shows that the expansion joint is actually doing it work by expanding therefore cracking the uneven thin layer of plaster.

In addition, if you watch closely, the supposed crack is symmetrical across the pillars, the beams and the floor.......think for yourself

Biodun556:
.https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/497861-bi-courtney-dismisses-concern-over-cracked-pillars-at-lagos-airport.html

When the thing neva happen dem go dey blow grammar up and down..so after the crack breathe finish will it close the crack..if anything happens that man should be held responsible.

Jonegonu:
what is different from that picture and yours

Wear your glasses and look again.

Is it not this same owner of bi-courtney that is under trial for corruption for diverting funds meant for FG road construction?This is the same company that is awarded contract to build airport car park.SMH

StayMotivated:
The particular airport terminal was built by CECC. It's a Chinese Engineering Company

You said CECC built the airport terminal.Why is bi-courtney interfering with what it didn't build?

It's a Natural expansion joint to allow the building to breath, hmmm . Only in Nigeria non living things turns to living things. Same way someone just woke up one day and said God showed him vision in his dream to build the tallest building in Nigeria. We all know how that one ended.

juniorstar:

When the thing neva happen dem go dey blow grammar up and down..so after the crack breathe finish will it close the crack..if anything happens that man should be held responsible.

It is joint expansion not crack.

Biodun556:


It is joint expansion not crack.

Its ok

NwaAmaikpe:



For the beams, I understand but expansion joints within a single column?
Damn.
That is no expansion joint and I pity those who believe this fvckery.

It is expansion Joint please, the column is made up of two semi circle pillars