Safety factor means the ratio of the ultimate breaking strength of a member or piece of material or equip- ment to the actual working stress or safe load when in use.
Safety factor means the ratio of the available shear strength to the developed shear stress, or the ratio of the sum of the resisting forces to the sum of the loading or driving forces, as determined by accepted engineering practices.
Safety factor means the ratio obtained by dividing the breaking load of any piece of equipment by its safe working load.
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Safety factor calculations also are performed for each inflator model.
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Safety factor means the ratio of the breaking strength of a piece of material or object to the maximum designed load or stress applied when in use.
Safety factor means the ratio of the available shear strength to the developed shear stress on a potential surface of sliding determined by accepted engineering practice.
Safety factor means the ratio of the forces tending to resist the failure of a structure to the forces tending to cause such failure as determined by accepted engineering practice.(Secs. 101, 508, Pub. L. 91–173, 83 Stat. 745, 803(30 U.S.C. 811, 957))[40 FR 41778, Sept. 9, 1975] Subpart D—Thermal Dryers§ 77.300 Thermal dryers; general.On and after July 1, 1971 dryer sys- tems used for drying coal at high tem- peratures, hereinafter referred to as thermal dryers, including rotary dry- ers, continuous carrier dyes, vertical tray, and cascade dryers, multilouver dryers, suspension or flash dryers, and fluidized bed dryers, shall be main- tained and operated in accordance with the provision of § 77.301 to § 77.306.[36 FR 9364, May 22, 1971, as amended at 36FR 13143, July 15, 1971] § 77.301 Dryer heating units; oper- ation.(a) Dryer heating units shall be oper- ated to provide reasonably complete combustion before heated gases are al- lowed to enter hot gas inlets.(b) Dryer heating units which are fired by pulverized coal, shall be oper- ated and maintained in accordance with the recommended standards set forth in the National Fire Protection Association Handbook, 12th Edition, Section 9, ‘‘Installation of Pulverized Fuel Systems,’’ 1962.§ 77.302 Bypass stacks.Thermal dryer systems shall include a bypass stack, relief stack or indi- vidual discharge stack provided with automatic venting which will permit gases from the dryer heating unit to bypass the heating chamber and vent to the outside atmosphere during any shutdown operation.§ 77.303 Hot gas inlet chamber dropout doors.Thermal dryer systems which employ a hot gas inlet chamber shall be equipped with drop-out doors at the § 77.304bottom of the inlet chamber or with other effective means which permit coal, fly-ash, or other heated material to fall from the chamber.§ 77.304 Explosion release vents.Drying chambers, dry-dust collec- tors, ductwork connecting dryers to dust collectors, and ductwork between dust collectors and discharge stacks shall be protected with explosion re- lease vents which open directly to the outside atmosphere, and all such vents shall be:(a) Hinged to prevent dislodgment;(b) Designed and constructed to per- mit checking and testing by manual operation; and
Safety factor or "Factor of Safety" means the ratio of the sum of the forces or moments resisting mass movement to the sum of the forces or moments tending to produce mass movement.
Safety factor or “Factor of Safety” means the ratio of the ultimate or breaking strength of a member or piece of material to the actual working stress or to the maximum permissible or safe load stress or when in use.
Safety factor means the ratio of the breaking strength of a material to the maximum designed stress.