| 单词 | factor of safety |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfactor (also coefficient) of safety P5. Engineering. factor (also coefficient) of safety: = safety factor n. at Compounds 3. ΚΠ 1850 E. Clark Britannia & Conway Bridges II. v. iii. 515 The proper process would rather be, to find the whole actual strain, to multiply it by the factor of safety, and then compare the product with the actual strength. 1868 W. Humber Strains in Girders 56 Coefficients of Safety are numbers representing the proportions of the ultimate strength of materials to the strains that can safely be brought upon them. 1920 Jrnl. Amer. Water Wks. Assoc. 7 766 For 12-inch inside diameter pipe, ‘Class A’ shows a factor of safety of 37 against bursting pressures. 1970 H. Braun Parish Churches x. 132 Their buildings were massive and employed a wide factor of safety to achieve moderate heights. 2006 Times-Picayune (New Orleans) (Nexis) 21 Mar. 1 Traditionally, the factor of safety is 1.3—whether the levee is protecting a dairy farm or a major city, such as New Orleans. < as lemmas |
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