Code of Federal Regulations (alpha)

CFR /  Title 46  /  Part 154  /  Sec. 154.447 Allowable stress.

(a) An independent tank type B designed from bodies of revolution must have allowable stresses \3\ determined by the following formulae:---------------------------------------------------------------------------

\3\ See Appendix B for stress analyses definitions. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------[sigma]m<=f [sigma]L<=1.5 f [sigma]b<=1.5 F [sigma]L + [sigma]b<=1.5 F [sigma]m + [sigma]b<=1.5 F where: [sigma]m = equivalent primary general membrane stress \4\---------------------------------------------------------------------------

\4\ See Appendix A for equivalent stress.--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [sigma]L = equivalent primary local membrane stress \4\[sigma]b = equivalent primary bending stress \4\f = the lesser of ([sigma]B/A) or ([sigma]Y/B)F = the lesser of ([sigma]B/C) or ([sigma]Y/D)A, B, C, and D = stress factors in Table 2.

Table 2--Values for Stress Factors------------------------------------------------------------------------

Nickel

steel and

carbon Austenitic Aluminum

manganese steel alloy

steel values values

values------------------------------------------------------------------------Stress factors:

A.............................. 4.0 4.0 4.0

B.............................. 2.0 1.6 1.5

C.............................. 3.0 3.0 3.0

D.............................. 1.5 1.5 1.5------------------------------------------------------------------------

(b) An independent tank type B designed from plane surfaces must have allowable stresses specially approved by the Commandant (CG-ENG). [CGD 74-289, 44 FR 26009, May 3, 1979, as amended by CGD 82-063b, 48 FR 4782, Feb. 3, 1983]