A major part of the pipe support problem is the diverse range of support configurations, which in some cases includes welding of the pipe directly to the support. This makes visual and non-destructive testing inspection of the pipe to support interface difficult to conduct and means accurate inspection data is hard to obtain. In addition, causes of potential corrosion can be due to a number of factors, including crevice corrosion, or galvanic corrosion, erosion or a combination of all three, which also makes conditional monitoring and remediation difficult.
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