
Pipe supports, hangers, and brackets are structural components used to support and secure piping.
Pipe supports (also known as pipe brackets) are bases or support blocks used to support piping, also referred to as pipe supports, which are commonly used in many standard or academic materials. Brackets and hangers are components of support systems. Brackets are support structures beneath pipes or various heavy and light equipment, used to support fixed equipment, control or limit movement, and can be made of steel or concrete; hangers are the frames used for suspending various pipes or heavy and light equipment, ensuring equipment stability, usually made of steel components.