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ultimate load
Sinônimos
breaking load
Definição1
The limit load multiplied by the appropriate factor of safety.
Fonte1
INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. International civil aviation vocabulary. 3rd ed. Montreal, 2007. (Doc. 9713)
Definição2
The amount of load that can be applied to an aircraft structure before it fails. The limit load is the maximum load a structure is designed to carry, and the factor of safety is the percentage of limit load the structure can actually carry before its ultimate load is reached. A structure designed to carry a load of 1,000 pounds with a safety factor of 1.5 has an ultimate load of 1,500 pounds.
Fonte2
CRANE, Dale (ed.). Dictionary of aeronautical terms. 2nd ed. Renton: ASA, 1991.
Fonte3
INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. Manual of aircraft accident and incident investigation. Montreal, 2014. (Doc. 9756)
Contexto
An important topic with mechanically fastened composites is the behaviour at ultimate load.
Related Term
limit load
Spanish
carga de rotura