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<p>A <b>building joint</b> is a junction where <a href="page.php?w=building">building</a> elements meet without applying a static load from one element to another. When one or more of these vertical or horizontal elements that meet are required by the local <a href="page.php?w=building_code">building code</a> to have a <a href="page.php?w=fire-resistance_rating">fire-resistance rating</a>, the resulting opening that makes up the joint must be <a href="page.php?w=firestop">firestop</a>ped in order to restore the required <a href="page.php?w=Compartmentalization_%28fire_protection%29">compartmentalisation</a>.</p><p>
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