{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-192.159","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 192.159","heading":"Flexibility.","body":"Each pipeline must be designed with enough flexibility to prevent thermal expansion or contraction from causing excessive stresses in the pipe or components, excessive bending or unusual loads at joints, or undesirable forces or moments at points of connection to equipment, or at anchorage or guide points.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER I—PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER D—PIPELINE SAFETY","PART 192—TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL AND OTHER GAS BY PIPELINE: MINIMUM FEDERAL SAFETY STANDARDS","Subpart D—Design of Pipeline Components"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-49.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:34Z","sha256":"8ca2973a245622de69dcc743e87edbde9fd98aa2be468355e36ab302162da4ef","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-192.157","next":"us/49-cfr-192.161"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}