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Design and Safety factors

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In this chapter the concepts of loads, allowable stresses, test loads, design and safety factors, margin of safety, fail-safe and safe-life are discussed.

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5.4 Literature

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(2008). Design and Safety factors. In: Spacecraft Structures. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-75553-1_5

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