Sentence examples for minimum factor of from inspiring English sources

The triangular fins have the maximum principal stress and minimum factor of safety.

In an optimistic point of view, the minimum factor of safety of the wall will be 2.81 even without drainage.

A simple genetic algorithm (SGA) is applied to the search for the minimum factor of safety in slope stability analysis.

The critical interfaces with the minimum factor of safety are generally found at different locations along the back slope and base.

Then, the minimum factor of safety for rock columns are computed by means of principles of solid and fracture mechanics, independently.

The minimum factor of safety calculated for the specific pipe and bedding conditions considered in this study decreases by 36% if the void forms away from the joint, and by 30% when a joint is centred over the void.

The authors have also applied the optimization search to a curved highway slope and have obtained the relation between curvature of slope and the minimum factors of safety of slope.

We have thus identified the most suitable stability analysis methodologies for slopes having specified geometrical and soil characteristics in order that the minimum factors of safety are accurately defined.

With reference to some of the designs by the engineers in Hong Kong, the authors will also demonstrated that the minimum factors of safety obtained by the current design practice may be over-estimated due to the convergence problem in the stability analysis.

In practice, different slope stability methods produce different slip surfaces and hence different minimum factors of safety (Duncan and Wright 1980).

For as long as the factor loading value meets the minimum factor loading of 0.32, the choice of the cut-off for size of the loading is within the researcher's discretion.