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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 46 - Shipping |
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Chapter I - Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security |
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SubChapter F - Marine Engineering |
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Part 64 - Marine Portable Tanks and Cargo Handling Systems |
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Subpart B - Standards for an MPT |
§ 64.13 - Allowable stress; tank.
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§ 64.13 Allowable stress; tank.
(a) The calculated stress in the tank under design conditions, including dynamic loading conditions applied simultaneously, must not exceed the allowable stress listed in Division 1 of section VIII of the ASME Code, for a design temperature of 122 °F.
(b) The calculated stress in the tank at test pressure must not exceed 75 percent of the minimum yield stress,[1] or 37.5 percent of the minimum tensile stress1 of the material, whichever is less.
[CGD 73-172, 39 FR 22950, June 25, 1974, as amended by CGD 84-043, 55 FR 37410, Sept. 11, 1990]