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buckling of elbows

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stressone

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When a straight pipe is subjected to external presure, there is no way of telling which side will give first (Top, bottom, left or rigth, ...). But what about elbows? Being that they aren't 100% symmetrical, is one side more succeptible to buckling than the other?
 
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