1 It regulates the location of the cracking caused by dimensional changes in the slab, and is by far the most common type of joint in concrete pavements. ( 2) Longitudinal Joint - a joint between two slabs which allows slab warping without appreciable separation or cracking of the slabs.
1. Dianthus-carnations and pinks. genus Dianthus. caryophylloid dicot genus-genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers. carnation family, Caryophyllaceae, family Caryophyllaceae, pink family-large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes).
Dianthus armeria (Deptford Pink) Summary. Ecology. An annual or short-lived perennial herb of open, disturbed sites, occurring in short grassland in pastures, roadsides, waysides and field margins, and as a casual on waste ground. It usually grows on dry, often mildly basic soils, but has been recorded on fen-peat.