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design life

The period of time over which a building component or structure is required to perform safely, with an acceptable probability that it will not require replacement or significant repair during that time.
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The satellite, with a design life of three years, scanned 15m square kilometres and shot more than 2,800 images in eight years, Lokman Kuzu, the Head of Space Technologies Research Institute of Turkey's Scientific and Technological Research Council (TE[pounds sterling]B?TAK) told Turkish news agency, Anadolu Agency.
Taking less time to inspect the pit wall area with the product fitted would mean just under GBP230,000 in cost savings over a 50-year design life period.
"These schemes have either completed their design life period or failed due to some other reasons.
The Kanewar Bridge on Charsadda - Tangi road, the press release continued, was constructed back in 1930's that has already completed its design life.
This research uses MCDM approach for selecting the cost-effective and ecofriendly treatment in the light of performance measures; cost, PCR, design life, energy consumption and CO2 emissions.
Each weighing 425 kg, the two low orbit remote sensing satellites developed by Saudi Arabia have a design life of five years.
The design life of the bridge is 100 years with the traffic speed to be set at 100km an hour.
Permanent deformation measurements are used to calculate the design life of a foundation.
The design life of the trains is 35 years and Agility Trains West Ltd retains ownership of the trains at the end of the concession period, providing a residual design life of 7.5 years.
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