design basis

UK: /dɪˈzaɪn ˈbeɪsɪs/

design bases

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Definition of design basis - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

technology

TECH.

set of starting requirements and limits used to plan a project

TECH.

Changes to the design basis delayed approval of the power plant layout.

design criteria

safety

TECH.

chosen extreme conditions that a structure or system must safely withstand

TECH.

Engineers reviewed the design basis to confirm the dam could resist major floods.

Adjective

technology

TECH.

relating to conditions or events chosen as the foundation for planning structures

TECH.

The dam was built to withstand design basis earthquakes and floods.

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Examples of design basis in a sentence

The design basis must be finalized before detailed engineering can begin.
The bridge was redesigned after earthquakes exceeded the original design basis.
Regulators questioned whether the plant’s design basis covered prolonged power loss.
The safety wall can resist only design basis explosions, not extreme accidents.
Engineers recalculated the design basis wind loads after new climate data emerged.

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French:base de conception, de base de dimensionnement, ...
German:Auslegungsgrundlage, auslegungsbezogen, ...
Italian:base di progettazione, di progetto, ...
Spanish:base de diseño, de diseño, ...
Portuguese:base de projeto, de base de conceção, ...
Chinese:设计依据, 设计基准的, ...
Japanese:設計基準, 設計基準の, ...
Arabic:أُسُسُ التَّصْمِيمِ, مُعْتَمَدٌ كَأَسَاسٍ لِلتَّصْمِيمِ, ...
Hebrew:בְּסִיס תִּכְנוּן, עַל בְּסִיס תֶּכֶן, ...
Russian:исходные данные для проектирования, проектный, ...
Ukrainian:основи проєктування, розрахунковий, ...
Hindi:डिज़ाइन बेसिस, आधारभूत, ...
Bengali:ডিজাইন ভিত্তি, নকশা-ভিত্তিক, ...
Catalan:base de disseny, de disseny, ...
Czech:projektový základ, návrhový, ...
Danish:designgrundlag, projekteringsmæssig, ...
Dutch:ontwerpbasis, ontwerpbasis-, ...
Greek:βάση σχεδιασμού, σχεδιαστικής βάσης, ...
Hungarian:tervezési alapadatok, tervezési alapú, ...
Khmer:មូលដ្ឋានរចនា, ដែលកំណត់ជាមូលដ្ឋានសម្រាប់ការរចនា, ...
Korean:설계 기준, 설계 기준의, ...
Persian:مبنای طراحی, مبنای طرح, ...
Polish:założenia projektowe, projektowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):premissas de projeto, de base de projeto, ...
Romanian:bază de proiectare, care ține de baza de proiectare a unei construcții, ...
Swedish:projekteringsförutsättningar, dimensionerande, ...
Thai:พื้นฐานการออกแบบ, ตามฐานการออกแบบ, ...
Turkish:tasarım esasları, tasarım esaslı, ...
Vietnamese:cơ sở thiết kế, thiết kế cơ sở, ...

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