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To connect a pipe support to another pipe or structure, select the support and the pipe or frame to which you want to connect, then Assign menu>Support>Connection. In the example below a guide above and a pipe below are selected. You can connect using the shortest distance or to a specified Point ID . (point label). By selecting Shortest Distance, a joint was automatically added to the selected pipe which is now connected to the pipe above with a 2-point guide support. That In this example, that means that both pipes are free to move in the axial direction, but any load in the vertical or lateral direction will affect the connected piping.
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Users can create their own library of customized pipe supports within each support type category. Support properties can be different in each acting direction. Distributed supports are assigned on a per unit length basis and are typically used for soil modeling. Distributed supports can be assigned to pipe and structural structural elements, enabling users to model buried pipelines or pipelines resting on soil, as well as buried piles.
As a supplement to pipe supports, CSiPlant also offers 1-point and 2-point link objects for modeling specialized force-deformation relationships for applications such as base isolators, damper friction springs, and yielded damper coefficient behavior. Distributed supports are assigned on a per unit length basis and are typically used for soil modeling. Distributed supports can be assigned to pipe and structural structural elements, enabling users to model buried
See CSiPlant Help menu>Documentation>Design>Codes>Supplemental to view the 7-page "Spring Hanger Sizing" documentation for more details on CSiPlant's spring hanger design options.
