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  2. Double tee - Wikipedia

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    Diagram of double tee beam. A double tee or double-T beam is a load-bearing structure that resembles two T-beams connected to each other side by side. The strong bond of the flange (horizontal section) and the two webs (vertical members, also known as stems) creates a structure that is capable of withstanding high loads while having a long span.

  3. Piping and plumbing fitting - Wikipedia

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    Swiss Fittings is legally protected the German Brand "Pressfittings aus Edelstahl" in the USA. [32] Press fittings of some major brands carry a plastic slip [clarification needed] around the sleeves on each end of the fitting which falls off when the fitting has been compressed. This allows for a simple identification whether a press fitting ...

  4. Pipe (fluid conveyance) - Wikipedia

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    Pipe is usually delivered to a customer or jobsite as either "sticks" or lengths of pipe (typically 20 feet (6.1 m), called single random length) or they are prefabricated with elbows, tees and valves into a prefabricated pipe spool [A pipe spool is a piece of pre-assembled pipe and fittings, usually prepared in a shop so that installation on ...

  5. National pipe thread - Wikipedia

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    The standard for Nominal Pipe Size (often abbreviated NPS, which should not be confused with the abbreviation NPS for the straight thread form standard) is loosely related to the inside diameter of Schedule 40 series of sizes. Because of the pipe wall thickness of Schedule pipe, the actual diameter of the NPT threads is larger than the Nominal ...

  6. T-beam - Wikipedia

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    A double-T beam or double tee beam is a load-bearing structure that resemble two T-beams connected to each other. Double tees are manufactured from prestressed concrete using pretensioning beds of about 200-foot (61 m) to 500-foot (150 m) long. The strong bond of the flange (horizontal section) and the two webs (vertical members) creates a ...

  7. Metal expansion joint - Wikipedia

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    The lateral expansion joint absorbs transverse and lateral movements. It consists of One or two metal bellows with an intermediate pipe; Connectors on both sides and a hinged anchoring of these connectors for lateral movement in a single plane or for lateral movement in all planes; Normally, the anchoring consists of round anchors on spherical ...

  8. British Standard Pipe - Wikipedia

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    British Standard Pipe (BSP) is a set of technical standards for screw threads that has been adopted internationally for interconnecting and sealing pipes and fittings by mating an external thread with an internal (female) thread.

  9. Hollow structural section - Wikipedia

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    (HSS dimensions are based on exterior dimensions of the profile; pipes are also manufactured to an exterior tolerance, albeit to a different standard.) The corners of HSS are heavily rounded, having a radius which is approximately twice the wall thickness. The wall thickness is uniform around the section.