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. 2015 Oct 31;4:659. doi: 10.1186/s40064-015-1453-1

Table 7.

Checking of the maximum displacement of gas pipeline

Loading conditions Maximum axial displacement Maximum vertical linear displacement Maximum angular displacement
Absolute value (mm) Location Absolute value (mm) Location Absolute value (°) Location
Operating case of gas pipeline 3.2 Bend 1 12.8 Bend 2 0.11 Bend 1
Sustained case of gas pipeline 0 0 0
Expansion case of gas pipeline 3.2 Bend 1 12.8 Bend 2 0.11 Bend 1
Pigging case of gas pipeline 3.2 Bend 1 12.8 Bend 2 0.11 Bend 1
Pressure test case of gas pipeline 2.21 Anchor block 1 3.46 Bend 2 0.03 Bend 2