TRANSVERSE CONTRACTION JOINTS. The primary purpose of transverse contraction joints is to control the cracking that results from the tensile and bending stresses in concrete slabs caused by the cement hydration process, traffic loadings, and the environment.
Diamonds are found in igneous rock which is brought to the surface of the earth by volcanic eruptions bringing magma to the surface. Diamond itself is strictly an allotrope of the element carbon, a mineral, one form of crystal that can be created from carbon.
IGNEOUS ROCKS are formed from the solidification of molten rock. Most of the Earth is composed of igneous rock. There are 2 major types of igneous rocks; intrusive igneous rocks, and extrusive igneous rocks.INTRUSIVE IGNEOUS ROCKS solidify beneath the Earth's surface.Because the magma cools over a relatively long period of time, Intrusive igneous rocks tend to have large mineral crystals that give the rock a rough granular texture.NTRUSIVE IGNEOUS ROCKS solidify beneath the Earth's surface. Because the magma cools over a relatively long period of time, Intrusive igneous rocks tend to have large mineral crystals that give the rock a rough granular texture.