sagbend means the portion of a pipeline from the inflection point at the end of an overbend to the point where the pipe rests directly on the lower surface. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 95 out of 100.
Etymology
From sag + bend.
noun
- The portion of a pipeline from the inflection point at the end of an overbend to the point where the pipe rests directly on the lower surface.“The bending stress in the sagbend region is also caused by pipeline curvature.”