Safety factor definition

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.
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.

Examples of Safety factor in a sentence

  • This safety will be provided by planning the double Safety factor, while designing the well project.


More Definitions of Safety factor

Safety factor means the ratio of the ultimate breaking strength of a member or piece of material or equipment to the actual working stress or safe load when in use.
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 failure load to the specified load or rated load;
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 ratio of the ultimate load for a member or part to the allowable or working load for a member or part.
Safety factor means the ratio of the design load and the ultimate strength of the material.
Safety factor means the ratio of the breaking strength of a material to the maximum designed stress.