How to determine the horizontal thrust of the pipe gallery

Of course, every pipe on the pipeline tray needs to be calculated.

How is it calculated exactly, and what is the formula used for the calculation? It can’t be that it’s calculated by stress software again!

Hehe, you’re right on the third floor – the horizontal thrust should be calculated through stress analysis. I don’t quite agree with what #2 said; it’s not necessary to calculate the horizontal thrust for all the pipes in the pipe gallery! Some don’t even need to be calculated!

For ordinary pipes, if no fixing brackets are used, a conservative value of 30% vertical load should be considered.

You’re providing information for the structure, right! If no fixed bracket has been used, there’s no need to consider it; if a fixed bracket has been used, that factor needs to be taken into account, and then the relevant documents must be submitted! Horizontal thrust of pipes on pipe bridges. 1. The horizontal thrust on the fixed pipe rack is related to the type of pipe supports used for the pipes. The horizontal thrust exerted by the pipeline on the fixed supports should include the sum of the elastic reaction force of the compensator, the unbalanced thrust generated by the medium pressure, and the friction force exerted on the intermediate movable supports due to the vertical loads of the pipeline (which, in the case of flexible pipe supports, is a deformation rebound force). The horizontal thrust on the intermediate fixed support can be taken as the larger of the thrusts on both sides minus 0.8 times the smaller value. 2. The horizontal thrust on the rigid movable pipe support is equal to the frictional force of the pipeline. 3. The horizontal thrust on the flexible support pipe rack is the elastic reaction force of the pipe rack itself.