Available Space (neg. for can) - CAESAR II - Help

CAESAR II Users Guide

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CAESAR II Version
13

Specifies the amount of room above or below the pipe where you can install the hanger or spring can. If the value is negative, then CAESAR II assumes that a spring can is to be installed. If the value is positive, then CAESAR II assumes that a hanger is to be in installed.

Typical units (depending on your unit system):

  • in

  • mm

  • cm

The software creates hangers or cans for a location only if they can be installed in the space allotted. The precise definition of available space varies with the manufacturer.

This is the available vertical clearance for the hanger or spring can:

Leave the Available Space box blank or set to zero if available space is not an important design criterion.

When the available space is the governing factor in a hanger design, several smaller springs are typically chosen in place of one large spring.