sagbend

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English

Etymology

From sag +‎ bend.

Noun

sagbend (plural sagbends)

  1. The portion of a pipeline from the inflection point at the end of an overbend to the point where the pipe rests directly on the lower surface.
    • 2005, Boyun Guo, Shanhong Song, Ali Ghalambor, Offshore Pipelines, page 143:
      The bending stress in the sagbend region is also caused by pipeline curvature.
    • 2015, R. Winston Revie, Oil and Gas Pipelines: Integrity and Safety Handbook, page 258:
      Local buckling is most likely to occur in either the overbend or sagbend regions.
    • 2016, Noor Amila Wan Abdullah Zawawi, Engineering Challenges for Sustainable Future, page 109:
      Increase in barge tension (at top or residual tension) would reduce the pipeline's curvature in the overbend and sagbend regions.