static test

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static test [′stad·ik ′test]

(aerospace engineering)

In particular, a test of a rocket or other device in a stationary or hold-down position, either to verify structural design criteria, structural integrity, and the effects of limit loads, or to measure the thrust of a rocket engine.

(engineering)

A measurement taken under conditions where neither the stimulus nor the environmental conditions fluctuate.

static test

On windows and curtain walls:

1. A structural test, subjecting a test unit to a pressure differential equivalent to the maximum expected wind pressure.

2. A water test simulating the flow of water down over the test unit during a hurricane.

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