Definition
Design so that when failures occur, human impact is contained. This principle motivates graceful degradation, care floors, and low irreversibility indices.
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The Principle of Low-Failure-Load Design
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Design so that when failures occur, human impact is contained.
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Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. (2026). The Principle of Low-Failure-Load Design. Ethotechnics glossary. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/low-failure-load-principle
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Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. "The Principle of Low-Failure-Load Design." Ethotechnics glossary, 2026, https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/low-failure-load-principle.
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Ethotechnics Institute Research Team. "The Principle of Low-Failure-Load Design." Ethotechnics glossary. Jan 9, 2026. https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/low-failure-load-principle.
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@misc{glossary_low-failure-load-principle,
title={The Principle of Low-Failure-Load Design},
author={Ethotechnics Institute Research Team},
year={2026},
howpublished={Ethotechnics glossary},
url={https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/low-failure-load-principle},
version={v1.1.0}
}
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TY - WEB TI - The Principle of Low-Failure-Load Design AU - Ethotechnics Institute Research Team PY - 2026 UR - https://ethotechnics.org/glossary/low-failure-load-principle ER -