The construction of pavements, especially outdoor, is perhaps the most difficult constructive application for natural stone, due to the magnitude of mechanical weights, ease of water saturation, due to an almost horizontal position deposit of polluting particles on the pavement surface and dumping of undesirables products by humans, among other factors.
To project a pavement, while taking into account the above, we define the constructive section, ie, the elements that will be required for construction. Among these, it is essential to define the type of joints, their dimensions and their arrangement on the paved area.
Joints are construction units that divide up the pavement to absorb movements from the various elements it supports.
In a pavement project using natural stone the following joint typologies should be taken into consideration: division joints, intersection joints, and joint seals.
