August 14, 2014
Simple forces are 2 + forces that act upon a body at 1 point. These can be single or combined.
Upcoming Live Webinar
Sign-up for a Live Technical Webinar…
Fabric Expansion Joints Webinar by U.S. Bellows, Inc.
Date: Thursday, July 3, 2025 - Register for 10:00 am OR 2:00 pm
*Note: Time Zone is CDT * Central Daylight Savings Time / GMT -5h
Live Webinars are 1 PE/PDH Credit for TX Professional Engineers
Get to know U.S. Bellows from introducing our team and manufacturing capabilities to exploring design details in technical drawings for large-scale projects. View case studies that lead to the creation of new standards and designs. Learn about cost-saving measures for expansion joint failures and how to prevent future problems.
Upcoming Webinars:
July 10th: Constant Spring Supports Design and Application Webinar 10:00 am OR 2:00 pm
July 17th: U.S. Bellows 101 - The Basics of Expansion Joints 10:00 am OR 2:00 pm
July 24th: Pipe Support Field Inspection, Installation and Maintenance Webinar 10:00 am OR 2:00 pm
View video recordings from past webinars…
Online Course
Expansion Joint Application and Design
Our Expansion Joint course was developed for the following disciplines…
- Piping system designers that may decide to use expansion joints
- Expansion joint designers use the information provided by piping system designers to determine the best design to meet the requirements.
- Designers that use modern software systems to evaluate different options
- Engineers / Managers: field, maintenance, process, operations, construction, surveyors
*This online course is approved for 8 hrs. P.E. Credits
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