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Reef Geek · 12-02-2003, 07:50 PM

Factor of Safety .. is the number of times beyond a strength something needs to be. For example, at work we use 300 lbs per person, and a FOS of 3, say you have a platform that must be able to hold 3 people, then you have to design & build it to support at least 300 * 3 * 3 = 2700 lbs.

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Reef Geek Reefus Geekus Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Fountain, CO Posts: 325 View Gallery Karma Komment	Factor of Safety .. is the number of times beyond a strength something needs to be. For example, at work we use 300 lbs per person, and a FOS of 3, say you have a platform that must be able to hold 3 people, then you have to design & build it to support at least 300 * 3 * 3 = 2700 lbs. __________________ Justin Stealth Reefer