cold joint
Poured-then-hardened seam
A cold joint is a weak point in concrete or masonry where fresh material was poured against hardened material, preventing proper bonding.
The term extends to welding and other construction contexts where inadequate fusion creates structural weakness.
In cannabis slang, a cold joint is an unlit or poorly burning joint that needs relighting: This thing keeps going out—total cold joint.
- crackNarrow break or attempt
- hairline crackNarrow, barely visible fissure
- concreteSolid building mixture
- concrete pourPlacing wet building mixture
- masonryBuilding with mortared blocks
discontinuity · pour · weakness · weak point · seam · bond · bonding agent · failure · construction · building code · layer · cement · curing · separation · fault · adhesion · gap · structural