Glossary of Bending Terms with Illustrations
1. amount of offset—the distance
that the conduit or pipe must be
re-routed to avoid an obstruction;
see offset in this glossary and
"Offsets" in "Laying Out Bends" in
this manual
2. back-to-back bend—any
U-shaped bend formed by two
parallel 90-degree bends with a
straight section of conduit or pipe
between the bends
3. center-to-center distance—the
distance between the successive
bends that make up an offset or a
three-bend saddle
4. depth of offset—same as amount
of offset
5. height of offset—same as amount
of offset
6. leg length—the distance from
the end of a horizontal section
of conduit or pipe to the bend;
measured from the end to the
center line, inside edge, or outside
edge of the conduit or pipe.
7. 90° bend—any bend that changes
the direction of the conduit or pipe
by 90 degrees
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8. O.D.—the size of any piece of
9. offset bend—two bends with the
10. ram travel—the distance that
11. rise—the distance from the end
12. shot—a single bend
13. springback—the amount,
14. stub—same as rise
15. stub-up—same as rise
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conduit or pipe as measured by its
outside diameter
same degree of bend; used to
avoid an obstruction blocking the
run of the conduit or pipe
the ram of a hydraulic bender
moves to accomplish a particular
bend; inches of ram travel are
proportionate to degrees of bend
of a vertical section of conduit or
pipe to the bend; measured from
the end to the center line, inside
edge, or outside edge of the
conduit or pipe
measured in degrees, that a
conduit or pipe tends to straighten
after being bent