limit-state design
noun
a design criterion specifying that with acceptable probabilities a structure will not reach a limit state in which it either is unfit for the use for which it was designed (unavailability limit state) or fails (ultimate limit state)
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Nearby words
limit of resolution, limit order, limit point, limit switch, limit-cycle, limit-state design, limitarian, limitary, limitation, limitative, limited
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