factor of safety

collocation in English

meaningsoffactorandsafety

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factor
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfæk.tər/us
/ˈfæk.tɚ/
a fact or situation that influences the result ...
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safety
noun[U]
uk
/ˈseɪf.ti/us
/ˈseɪf.ti/
a state in which or a place where you are safe and not in danger or ...
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(Definition offactorandsafetyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffactor of safety

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The greater the reliability of the data, the smaller thefactorofsafetythat is applied.
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Additionally, some other evaluating criteria such as weight,factorofsafety, connection speed, number of components, connection simplicity, and reliability are considered in order to select the best joint design.
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I prefer the expression "factorofsafety"to another expression which has been used—insurance.
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But speed, in so far as it makes a motor vehicle more handy, is also a considerablefactorofsafety.
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This would seem to be an additionalfactorofsafety, quite apart from any benefits that may arise from the anti-dazzle properties of the fence.
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I do not say that it would have meant disaster, but it would have minimised thefactorofsafety.
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Thefactorofsafetyis so low that any disturbance, even a comparatively minor one, may send her over the edge.
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At this load there is a smallfactorofsafetyagainst failure of hangers by overloading.
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As far as construction was concerned, thefactorofsafetywas possibly greater than the original design intended that it should be.
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We have travelled all over the world in order to find afactorofsafety.
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Are these alterations in any way going to reduce thefactorofsafetyfor which the airship has been designed?
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There is thefactorofsafetyin the motor car industry.
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I was thinking of thefactorofsafety.
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I see no reason at all for putting off for two years anyfactorofsafety, anything that is going to reduce accidents on our roads.
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I am advised, as were all my predecessors, that there is no reason to think that such devices would add appreciably to thefactorofsafety.
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I believe that there is a higherfactorofsafety, that it is easier to change types, and that there are also great structural and aerodynamic advantages.
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I think, for instance, of thefactorofsafetyin a building, where for reasons of cost a designer might be under pressure to cut the safety factor.
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That is afactorofsafety.
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The summary of the various licensing authorities is full of suggestions from various areas which would lead to economy without sacrificing the enormously importantfactorofsafety.
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Afactorofsafetyof seven is used throughout the machine.
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