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... safety , it is necessary to choose an allowable stress that restricts the applied load to one that is less than the ... factor of safety . The factor of safety ( F.S. ) is a ratio of the failure load Ffail divided by the allowable load ...
... factor of safety for some of its components may be as high as 3 since there may be uncertainties in loading or material behavior . In general , however , factors of safety and therefore the allowable loads or stresses for both ...
... factor of safety with respect to buckling of 1.8 . * 13-28 . The linkage is made using two A - 36 steel rods , each having a circular cross section . If each rod has a diameter of in . , determine the largest load it can support without ...