stability — is best defined as the opposite of instability, which is the occurrence of large structural deformations which are not the result of material failure. Note: passenger vehicles exhibit varying characteristics depending upon test conditions and… … Mechanics glossary
loss of stability — stabilumo sutrikimas statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. loss of stability; stability failure vok. Stabilitätsstörung, f rus. нарушение устойчивости, n pranc. déséquilibre, m … Radioelektronikos terminų žodynas
Vegetation and slope stability — are interrelated by the ability of the plant life growing on slopes to both promote and hinder the stability of the slope. The relationship is a complex combination of the type of soil, the rainfall regime, the plant species present, the slope… … Wikipedia
Slope stability — The field of slope stability encompasses the analysis of static and dynamic stability of slopes of earth and rock fill dams, slopes of other types of embankments, excavated slopes, and natural slopes in soil and soft rock. [… … Wikipedia
Financial Stability Oversight Council — (FSOC) USA Created on July 21, 2010 under Title I (the Financial Stability Act of 2010) of the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd Frank Act), the Financial Stability Oversight Council ( … Law dictionary
Directional stability — is stability of a moving body or vehicle about an axis which is perpendicular to its direction of motion. Stability of a vehicle concerns itself with the tendency of a vehicle to return to its original direction in relation to the oncoming medium … Wikipedia
Tsai-Wu failure criterion — The Tsai Wu failure criterion [Tsai, S. W. and Wu, E. M. (1971). A general theory of strength for anisotropic materials. Journal of Composite Materials. vol. 5, pp. 58 80.] is a phenomenological failure theory which is widely used for anisotropic … Wikipedia
Structural failure — v · d · e Materials failure modes Buckling · … Wikipedia
Cascade failure — A cascade failure is a series of events on the internet in which network traffic is severely impaired or halted, to or between larger sections of the internet, caused by failing or disconnected hardware or software. Somewhat similar to the more… … Wikipedia
European Financial Stability Facility - EFSF — An organization created by the European Union to provide assistance to member states with unstable economies. The European Financial Stability Facility is a special purpose vehicle (SPV) managed by the European Investment Bank, a lending… … Investment dictionary