49 CFR §179.103-1
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- (a)Tanks built under this section may be of any approved cross section.
- (b)Any portion of the tank shell not circular in cross section shall have walls of such thickness and be so reinforced that the stresses in the walls caused by a given internal pressure are no greater than the circumferential stresses which would exist under the same internal pressure in the wall of a tank of circular cross section designed in accordance with paragraphs § 179.100-6 (a) and (b), but in no case shall the wall thickness be less than that specified in § 179.101.
- (c)[Reserved]
- (d)Valves and fittings need not be mounted on the manway cover.
- (e)One opening may be provided in each head for use in purging the tank interior.