{
  "id": "https://uofa.net/nagaraja/cou1/factor/relevance-of-the-validation-activities-to-the-cou",
  "type": "CredibilityFactor",
  "factorType": "Relevance of the validation activities to the COU",
  "requiredLevel": 3,
  "achievedLevel": 3,
  "factorStatus": "assessed",
  "acceptanceCriteria": "Goal (c): the validation point IS the COU. COU1 evaluates the non-cannulated construct, which is also the experimental construct. Perfect overlap between validation and COU by construction. [Nagaraja §2.2]",
  "rationale": "COU1 is the validation activity itself. The bench test specimens are exactly the constructs the FEA predicts. Highest credibility level achievable by definition.",
  "factorStandard": "ASME-VV40-2018"
}