6. Practical achievements

6.1 Function realization

Once the calculations have defined the necessary connections between the piping and the surrounding structures, it's time to put them into practice. These connections can be reduced to a few simple functions:

• rigid connection, either total or partial (unidirectional or multidirectional);

• the elastic connection ;

• the constant-reaction bond.

These three types of connection cover all cases encountered, whatever the purpose (expansion, earthquake, weight, etc.).

Let's take a look at some practical examples of these types of connections.