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sagbend

sagbend noun: the portion of a pipeline from the inflection point at the end of an overbend to the point where the pipe rests directly on the lower surface.

Noun

sagbend (plural sagbends)

  1. The portion of a pipeline from the inflection point at the end of an overbend to the point where the pipe rests directly on the lower surface.
    • The bending stress in the sagbend region is also caused by pipeline curvature.2005, Boyun Guo, Shanhong Song, Ali Ghalambor, Offshore Pipelines, page 143
    • Local buckling is most likely to occur in either the overbend or sagbend regions.2015, R. Winston Revie, Oil and Gas Pipelines: Integrity and Safety Handbook, page 258

Forms of sagbend

pluralsagbends

Origin of sagbend

From sag + bend.

Questions about sagbend

What does sagbend mean?
Sagbend means the portion of a pipeline from the inflection point at the end of an overbend to the point where the pipe rests directly on the lower surface.
What part of speech is sagbend?
Sagbend is a noun.
What is the plural of sagbend?
The plural of sagbend is sagbends.

Words near sagbend in the dictionary

  1. Sagat
  2. sagathies
  3. sagathy
  4. Sagay
  5. Sagbayan
  6. sagbend
  7. sagbends
  8. sagbut
  9. sagbuts
  10. sagdid
  11. sagdids

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