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| What is
a factor of safety? |
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| l | Material
properties are variable |
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| l | Often, it is
difficult to know exact loadings |
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| l | A factor of
safety enables the engineer to |
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| acknowledge these
uncertainties |
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| l | F.O.S. can be
used to evaluate the quality |
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| of a design |
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| l | F.O.S. can be
used to measure the |
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| likelihood of
failure |
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