Definition(s)
Restrained-end Testing
Pressure-testing arrangement using a pipe-sealing device or mechanism such that internal pressure produces hoop and radial stresses only in the component wall.
Source: ISO 14692-1:2017, Petroleum and natural gas industries — Glass-reinforced plastics (GRP) piping — Part 1: Vocabulary, symbols, applications and materials, Second Edition, August 2017. Global Standards