Pipe Sleeper on Sloping Line

[shaff]

Is it advisable to provide pipe sleepers on sloping lines? I have a 12" header rolling 9 degree vertically and a sleeper is shown in the drawing. Wondering if it is a good engineering practice.

Any suggestions?

 

[pennpiper]

You need to give us more & better information.
- What is the Schedule (wall thickness) of the pipe?
- What is the length of the flat part(s) of the line?
- What is the spacing between all supports under flat part of the line?
- What is the length of the sloping part of the line?
- What will the spacing be between the supports under the sloping part of the line?

Sometimes its possible to do all the right things and still get bad results