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76 Expansion joint selection U-PIPE Source: Freely adapted from EN 14917 3 hinges in plane U-bend pipe system With 3 hinges large movements can be absorbed. www.belman.com B022016-1 – Subject to alterations and eventual misprints
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EXPANSION JOINT SELECTION 77 Expansion joint selection U-PIPE GA Source: Freely adapted from EN 14917 4 hinged angular expansion joints in a U-bend pipe system The U-shaped bend shown above is expansion joints if no guide A (GA) is theoretically able to take an infinite installed. number of positions due to the This problem can be solved by friction in the hinges and the installing a lateral guide A (GA) at the difference in stiffness between the top of the bend. B022016-1 – Subject to alterations and eventual misprints www.belman.com
