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Do you include or recommend adding construction tolerances to the calculated thermal movements the expansion joints are supposed to accommodate?

Do intermediate anchors have to be a full anchors on an expansion joint?

Does US Bellows, Inc. have any unique design for pressure thrust balancing an in-line slip joint for long stretch of large-bore pipes?

Does fatigue failure of an expansion joint include the natural vibration of the structure and the natural frequency of the piping system during operation?

Does air between multilayer expansion joints reduce the pressure rating from single thickness?

Can you explain how carbon steel does not have sufficient elasticity?

Can expansion joints be repaired in the field?

Can double gimbal expansion joints be self-stable if applied horizontally?

Are you carrying out finite element analysis for designing the bellows?

Are there special considerations for bellows material that do not have a fatigue endurance limit such as titanium?

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