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    Calculating bending stress on a pipe

    All very interesting points. That makes sense how the stress decreases with time (as the plastic creeps) and I was thinking the same thing. Maybe having bent pipes isn't so bad, since each year they will simply take more of a shape of the final structure anyway. I'm not sure I have have the...
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    Calculating bending stress on a pipe

    In both designs, a PVC pipe is being bent 90 degrees, fixed at each end. In both designs, the pipe is fixed at both ends. In both designs, the pipe is 1" (inner diameter) Schedule 40 PVC pipe, 450 PSI. Material code PVC 1120. NSF pw-G ASTM D1785 PPFA 02199101H6BX 0934. In design A, the length of...
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