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Commercial Buildings Fire Protection Victaulic Vortex Fire Suppression Power Generation Data Centers Biofuels Shipbuilding Water Systems Technology Industrial Manufacturing Chemical Mining Wastewater Treatment Oil and Gas Unique Solutions Grooved End Technology Green Building Safety Compressed Construction Schedules Engineering Design Benefits Noise & Vibration Attenuation Expansion & Contraction Seismic Testing Due to temperature fluctuations all structures and systems within it, including piping and machinery, experience dimension changes that results in stress on the piping system and potentially damaging forces. The inherent design of a Victaulic flexible grooved piping system accommodates this expansion and contraction by allowing for linear movements and deflection capabilities. The use of the Victaulic flexible grooved system will: Minimize the need for traditional expansion joints Provide optimum design flexibility when accommodating for thermal expansion and contraction                                       How a Victaulic mechanical piping system accommodates thermal expansion and contraction: View close up animation:   View grooved system vs. system without accommodation for linear movement animation:                                                             How a Victaulic mechanical piping system accommodates angular deflection: View Close-Up Animation:    View grooved system animation showing movement of loop and angular deflection:                                                                        For detailed design data on calcluating and accommodating pipe line thermal growth download submittal 26.02.