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minus-squareexplodicle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·19 hours agoEngineer here, I always just use pi and a “safety factor” multiplier. Extra material is expensive, and I want the cheapest part (like a screw) to fail first. We don’t just oversimplify pi because half the time it’ll make your design weaker. (If I just got whooshed I apologize)
minus-squareRubberElectrons@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-219 hours ago100%, also how would I indicate to colleagues or successors when I used what value for pi? Clear diving is a thing for me. Safety factors are both more explicit and self-documenting up to a certain point.
Engineer here, I always just use pi and a “safety factor” multiplier. Extra material is expensive, and I want the cheapest part (like a screw) to fail first. We don’t just oversimplify pi because half the time it’ll make your design weaker.
(If I just got whooshed I apologize)
100%, also how would I indicate to colleagues or successors when I used what value for pi? Clear diving is a thing for me.
Safety factors are both more explicit and self-documenting up to a certain point.