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49 CFR 193.2135
Expansion or contraction.
Current as of 1999-10-01 Government source
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationOfficial agency material
View source Each operator shall consider the amount of contraction and expansion of each component during operating and environmental thermal cycling and shall:
(a) Provide components that operate without detrimental stress or restriction of movement, within each component and between components, caused by contraction and expansion; and
(b) Prevent ice buildup from detrimentally restricting the movement of components caused by contraction and expansion.