# Miter joints.

**Citation:** 49 CFR 192.233  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2026-08-18  
**Published:** Not stated

(a) A miter joint on steel pipe to be operated at a pressure that produces a hoop stress of 30 percent or more of SMYS may not deflect the pipe more than 3°.

(b) A miter joint on steel pipe to be operated at a pressure that produces a hoop stress of less than 30 percent, but more than 10 percent, o

## Document text

(a) A miter joint on steel pipe to be operated at a pressure that produces a hoop stress of 30 percent or more of SMYS may not deflect the pipe more than 3°.

(b) A miter joint on steel pipe to be operated at a pressure that produces a hoop stress of less than 30 percent, but more than 10 percent, of SMYS may not deflect the pipe more than 12 1/2° and must be a distance equal to one pipe diameter or more away from any other miter joint, as measured from the crotch of each joint.

(c) A miter joint on steel pipe to be operated at a pressure that produces a hoop stress of 10 percent or less of SMYS may not deflect the pipe more than 90°.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.ecfr.gov/on/2026-08-18/title-49/section-192.233>
- Source ID: `ecfr`
- SHA-256: `a4dea114cd29a754d663fb201217180ffd7b88a3755568803e824b04ae2afb53`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T05:54:34.435Z
- Exported: 2026-08-23T01:10:44.420Z
- Document slug: `49-cfr-192-233`

### Source metadata

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{
  "cfrTitle": 49,
  "part": "192",
  "section": "192.233",
  "subpart": "Subpart E—Welding of Steel in Pipelines",
  "corpusVersion": "2026-08-18",
  "jurisdiction": "US"
}
```