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Chris Mueller
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Why would you need that much steel for a gas pipeline?

"Why would you need that much steel for a gas pipeline?" RememberRemember that the force on the inside of a pipe is proportional to pressure*diameter. So a large pipe needs to be much thicker than a small pipe for the same pressure.

"Why would you need that much steel for a gas pipeline?" Remember that the force on the inside of a pipe is proportional to pressure*diameter. So a large pipe needs to be much thicker than a small pipe for the same pressure.

Why would you need that much steel for a gas pipeline?

Remember that the force on the inside of a pipe is proportional to pressure*diameter. So a large pipe needs to be much thicker than a small pipe for the same pressure.

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Peter Green
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"Why would you need that much steel for a gas pipeline?" Remember that the force on the inside of a pipe is proportional to pressure*diameter. So a large pipe needs to be much thicker than a small pipe for the same pressure.