In both residential and commercial buildings, heating and cooling cycles can take a toll on piping systems. When pipes expand due to heat and contract when they cool, they stress joints, supports, and ...

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*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. For years, the expansion and contraction of concrete, more commonly known as street creep, has been plaguing communities.

Expansion joints are created through the installation of a soft material, such as wood or foam, along the edges of concrete slabs. The flexibility of these soft materials prevents damage that would ...

As indicated by these two photos, when PVC thermal expansion and contraction is not taken into consideration when designing and installing PVC conduit runs, the pipe run can simply self-destruct.

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All questions and answers are based on the 2017 NEC. Q. What is the NEC requirement for securing and supporting PVC conduit? A. PVC conduit must be fastened and supported in accordance with Sec.