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catastrophic failure [‚kad·ə′sträf·ik ′fāl·yər] (engineering) A sudden failure without warning, as opposed to degradation failure. A failure whose occurrence can prevent the satisfactory performance of an entire assembly or system. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The US National Transportation Safety Board on Friday urged FAA to order immediate inspections of the inner skin of the composite rudder surfaces of certain A300 series aircraft in order potentially to avert the possibility of "a catastrophic failure of the rudder," NTSB Acting Chairman Mark Rosenker said in a statement. Over-mixing increases the compound cost, while poor filler dispersion decreases product lifetimes and can cause catastrophic failure in extreme cases. It's our engineering judgment that in the event of an earthquake these dams would not have any catastrophic failure or loss of water. |
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