Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Konstruktionsteknik
Abstract
This Master’s Thesis investigates whether expansion joints should be placed between fields of ceramic tiles, which are recommended by distributors today. This thesis concludes that expansion joints do not relieve in-plane stresses in ceramic tile coverings attached with the thin-set method. As shear stresses in the adhesive layer in the vicinity of expansion joints can reach critical levels, using expansion joints can on the contrary be a disadvantage. If excessive shrinkage of the concrete floors can not be avoided, floating floors should be considered instead of floors attached with the thin-set method
