1. Regulations
  2. title 49
  3. chapter I-i1
  4. part 179
  5. subpart F
  6. § 179.400-6

View all text of Subpart F [§ 179.400 - § 179.500-18]

§ 179.400-6 - Bursting and buckling pressure.

(a) [Reserved]

(b) The outer jacket of the required evacuated insulation system must be designed in accordance with § 179.400-8(d) and in addition must comply with the design loads specified in Section 6.2 of the AAR Specifications for Tank Cars (IBR, see § 171.7 of this subchapter). The designs and calculations must provide for the loadings transferred to the outer jacket through the support system.

[Amdt. 179-32, 48 FR 27708, June 16, 1983, as amended by Amdt. 179-51, 61 FR 18934, Apr. 29, 1996; 65 FR 58632, Sept. 29, 2000; 68 FR 75763, Dec. 31, 2003]

AUTHORITY: 49 U.S.C. 5101-5128; 49 CFR 1.81 and 1.97.

SOURCE: 29 FR 18995, Dec. 29, 1964, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 32 FR 5606, Apr. 5, 1967.

CITE AS: 49 CFR 179.400-6