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link to What is a U-bolt? Types, Installation, and Applications

What is a U-bolt? Types, Installation, and Applications

A u-bolt is a u-shaped curved bolt having threads on each end used as support in the piping and pipeline industry. U-Bolts are one of the simplest and most widely used types of piping support. They...

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What is a Wear Pad? Functions of Pipe Wear Pads

To protect surfaces and improve sliding properties, wear pads are used in industrial applications from earlier days. Also known as slider pads, wear pads increase the wear resistance capability and...

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What is a Pipe Anchor? Its Definition, Types, and Functions

A pipe anchor is a type of pipe support that is used to control pipe movements by fixing the pipe with secondary civil structures. Piping anchor supports are very important in piping and pipeline...

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What is a Pipe Shoe? Its Types and Functions

Being a piping engineer you must be familiar with the term "Piping Shoe". Pipe shoe supports are highly popular for insulated lines. As insulation material is usually not capable to withstand high...

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link to Piping Thermal Expansion and Contraction (Thermal Movement) in Piping Design

Piping Thermal Expansion and Contraction (Thermal Movement) in Piping Design

What causes thermal expansion in piping? All piping materials expand or contract when exposed to temperatures greater or lower than the installation temperature. As the temperature of the pipe...

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Top Pipe Stress Analysis Software Packages for 2024

The piping engineering would not have been developed so much in absence of piping software packages. Today, almost all the piping design activities are performed using various piping software...

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