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title: "Design choice"
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source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_choice"
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category: "reference"
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tags: "science, encyclopedia"
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date_saved: "2026-05-05T11:47:02.342626+00:00"
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instance: "kb-cron"
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A design choice describes the planned way to satisfy an engineering development requirement in a way that could be satisfied differently. Often, there are multiple ways to satisfy a requirement, which necessitates making choices to select from possible design options. Selection is often based on financial considerations, often resulting in the least expensive option.
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In civil engineering, design choices typically derive from basic principles of materials science and structural design. A suspension bridge, for example, uses the fact that steel is extremely efficient in tension, while a prestressed concrete bridge takes advantage of concrete's relatively low cost by weight and its ability to sustain high compressive loading (see compression).
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== References == |