• Kogasa
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    7 months ago

    Any old schmuck can make a structure with a 10x safety factor. The thing is making the safety factor as low as reasonably possible to minimize costs. If there’s a regulation that says 3x minimum, you’re probably aiming for 3x. Which is why those regulations are important, I guess.

    Source: I write code for a living, don’t listen to anything I say

    https://safetyculture.com/topics/factor-of-safety/#typical-overall-factors-of-safety-1