11. The realized factor of safety must be greater than the required " design factor of safety ". 12. The test pressure is always considerably higher than the operating pressure to give a factor of safety . 13. Engineers typically include a factor of safety in their designs to reduce the risk of unexpected failure. 14. The realized factor of safety must be greater than the required " design factor of safety ". 15. The lack of cabling around the stack on the first level removed one of the factors of safety . 16. Piezometers were installed and the water table established; the contractor calculated the stability factor of safety to be 1.34 17. I think you're talking about a " strength reduction factor " of 0.9, not a " factor of safety ". 18. The use of a factor of safety does not imply that an item, structure, or design is " safe ". 19. Alternatively an arbitrary surface can be entered by the user and UTEXAS can determine the factor of safety associated with it. 20. Essentially, the factor of safety is how much stronger the system is than it usually needs to be for an intended load.
