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Jun 4, 20202 min read

2.4.1 Variable Spring Hanger Design Basics

A less expensive alternative is a variable spring hanger, in which the spring load varies somewhat as the pipe moves. From the analysis...

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Jun 4, 20202 min read

2.4 Hanger Design

As seen in Section 2.2 located at (Piping Design for Loading Types), as more restraint is provided to a piping system, weight stresses...

Jun 3, 20201 min read

2.3.7 Expansion Stress — Other Solutions

Often expansion stress problems are due to the use of fittings with large stress intensification factors (SIF). In these cases, it may be...

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2.3.5 Simplified Expansion Stress Check

The concept that addition of expansion loops reduces the expansion stress range in a system is recognized by the B31.3 code (and others)....

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2.3.4 Use of Expansion Loops in Piping Design & Stress Analysis

In the event that model refinement is not sufficient to solve the problem (i.e., there is a real problem, and not just one on paper),...

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