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This paper describes a facility designed to impose mechanical and pressure loadings on large piping tees, the instrumentation used in testing the tees, and the data-processing system. The various types of tests imposed on the tees are discussed. Typical test results are presented.
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Roberts, B., Hayes, J.K. Testing of large piping components under mechanical and pressure loadings. Experimental Mechanics 11, 178–184 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02324911
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