Having touched upon the topic of re-pads, I have a question on re-pad types. Pl. see the attachment. In what cases are type 1 (rectangular full pad) and 2 (oval hollow pad) used?

The first impression is that type 1 is preferable for heavy axial loads and type 2 for heavy bending loads (application for supporting vertical pipes). But we did an comparative FEA and the results showed for all types of loading type 1 is better…so I’m not sure if there any other factors involved in their respective application….