Originally Posted By: shr
Hi Young2009

If you are using metallic piping with welded joint then why you need thrust block ?
Pipe material ( Longitudinal stress due to pressure) will itself take care of pressure thrust.
If you are using a untied expansion bellow you may require a thrust block.

Regards

Habib

Hi, Habib,
Sorry for the late response.
In this projet, the pipeline is about 5 km and the thermal expansion and contraction are huge. My understanding is this is the only reason the client want a thrust block.