![]() ![]() The dimensional data (size and thickness) of the RePad is determined by engineering calculations. If the joint requires reinforcement based on the results of the calculations process, a reinforcing pad, or RePad, is then required.Ī RePad is a reinforcing, doughnut-shaped, rolled plate designed to allow a branch to be welded to a main pipe by “replacing the area” of the main pipe that was cut out. Cutting a hole in a pipe to add a branch at that location, however, creates a high stress region at the cut location, and as such, the branch cannot be simply welded to the pipe without engineers validating the strength of the joint. ![]() In the oil, gas, and petrochemical industries, there are occasions when a branch pipe may need to be added to a main pipe.
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