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Factor of safety is the ratio of the ultimate stress during working to the actual or allowable applied stress in service.
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Hassan, R., Ibrahim, A., Ahmad, Z. (2023). Factor of Safety. In: Timber Connections . SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2697-6_7
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