Section 56 of 105
54. Cartridge Controlled-Failure Principle
Stable section ID: S05-CON-014-SECTION-56 · 23 content blocks
A Cartridge intended to provide structural protection or sacrificial behavior shall fail only through declared, analyzed, testable, and inspectable mechanisms.
Controlled failure may include:
- Ductile yielding.
- Replaceable fuse action.
- Limited slip.
- Energy dissipation.
- Fracture of a designated sacrificial element.
- Pressure or force relief.
- Controlled separation.
- Progressive loss of a noncritical function.
The Cartridge shall not create sharp debris, uncontrolled release, fire, leakage, electrical hazard, sudden instability, or unsafe movement during its intended failure response.
The controlled-failure mechanism shall define:
- Triggering load or condition.
- Expected sequence.
- Force–displacement behavior.
- Residual capacity.
- Observable indicators.
- Required inspection.
- Temporary stabilization.
- Replacement procedure.
- Conditions for continued occupancy or use.
An undeclared weakness, poor manufacturing quality, accidental looseness, uncontrolled fracture, or loss of fit shall not be treated as controlled failure.
After activation, the affected Cartridge and connected assets shall be assigned an explicit state such as restricted, isolated, inspection-required, or replacement-required.