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)
Words nearby limit-state design
limit of resolution,
limit order,
limit point,
limit switch,
limit-cycle,
limit-state design,
limitarian,
limitary,
limitation,
limitative,
limited