lap joint
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Also called plain lap. a joint, as between two pieces of metal or timber, in which the pieces overlap without any change in form.
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any of various joints between two members, as timbers, in which an end or section of one is partly cut away to be overlapped by an end or section of the other, often so that flush surfaces result.
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Origin of lap joint
First recorded in 1815–25
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Additionally, evidence of Southwest's blue livery paint was found inside a lap joint where the upper and lower fuselage skin meets, where microscopic cracks had been painted over.
From Reuters • Apr. 25, 2011
"Perhaps it's not so bad that it's causing them to look more carefully at the lap joint that created this problem."
From Chicago Tribune • Apr. 5, 2011
Give two views of a double riveted lap joint for boiler-plates.
From An Introduction to Machine Drawing and Design by Low, David Allan
Exercise 5.—Draw, half size, a plan and section of a double riveted lap joint for plates 7⁄8 inch thick to the dimensions given in the above table.
From An Introduction to Machine Drawing and Design by Low, David Allan
The ends of belts are joined by two principal methods, the butt and the lap joint.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
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