A DEVICE USED TO SUSTAIN A PORTION OF PIPING SYSTEM WEIGHT PLUS ANY SUPERIMPOSED VERTICAL LOADINGS
A DEVICE WHICH PERMITS ROTATION BUT PREVENTS TRANSLATIONAL MOVEMENT IN AT LEAST ONE DIRECTION ALONG ANY DESIRED AXIS. IF TRANSLATION IS PREVENTED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ALONG THE SAME AXIS, THE TERM “DOUBLING-ACTING STOP” IS PREFERABLY APPLIED. IN COMMON USAGE, A STOP NORMALLY ACTS ALONG THE DIRECTION OF THE PIPE AXIS.
A SUPPORT PROVIDING STIFFNESS IN AT LEAST ONE DIRECTION THAT IS COMPARABLE TO THAT OF THE PIPE.
ANY DEVICE WHICH PREVENTS, RESISTS, OR LIMITS THE FREE THERMAL MOVEMENT OF PIPING.
A DEVICE FOR PROVIDING SUPPORT FROM BENEATH THE PIPING, BUT OFFERING NO RESISTANCE OTHER THAN FRICTIONAL TO HORIZONTAL MOTION.
A DEVICE WHICH RESTRICTS TRANSLATIONAL MOVEMENT TO A LIMITED AMOUNT IN ONE DIRECTION ALONG ANY SINGLE AXIS. PARALLELING THE VARIOUS STOPS, THERE MAY ALSO BE: DOUBLE-ACTING LIMIT STOPS, TWO-AXIS LIMIT STOPS, ETC.
A SUPPORT BY WHICH PIPING IS SUSPENDED FROM A STRUCTURE OR OTHER FIXED POINT LOCATED ABOVE IT, AND WHICH FUNCTIONS BY CARRYING THE PIPING LOAD IN TENSION.