NickDePinho
Mechanical
- Apr 21, 2025
- 1
Hello I am modeling a 16" HW pipe crossing a building expansion joint. There is movement in the X,Y, and Z direction.
Due to both coordination & cost the owner does not want to use a product to take the minimal movement and instead wants the pipe geometry to take it.
I believe this is fine. I am currently running a pipe stress analysis on caepipe. My thoughts are to use the natural geometry as pipe as a Z bend and anchor the pipe on both sides of the building expansion joint. Then I am going to put displacements in the thermal load on the anchors on caepipe (I believe this is the best way to model it)
Curious how people have handled building expansion joints in the past.
Due to both coordination & cost the owner does not want to use a product to take the minimal movement and instead wants the pipe geometry to take it.
I believe this is fine. I am currently running a pipe stress analysis on caepipe. My thoughts are to use the natural geometry as pipe as a Z bend and anchor the pipe on both sides of the building expansion joint. Then I am going to put displacements in the thermal load on the anchors on caepipe (I believe this is the best way to model it)
Curious how people have handled building expansion joints in the past.
