dead load
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of dead load
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
Example Sentences
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Can your roof support the extra dead load of the panels?
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 13, 2022
Fourth.—Reaction from superstructure, live and dead load, 20,000 lb. per lin. ft. of wall.
From Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 The Site of the Terminal Station. Paper No. 1157 by Clarke, George C.
Each track was proportioned for a dead load of 330 pounds per lineal foot and a live load of 25,000 pounds per axle.
From The New York Subway Its Construction and Equipment by Anonymous
Meantime Nan herself was going about with a dead load of misery on her heart.
From The Governess by Chickering, Charles R.
The effect of dead load on a wooden beam may be two or more times that produced by an immediate load of the same weight.
From The Mechanical Properties of Wood Including a Discussion of the Factors Affecting the Mechanical Properties, and Methods of Timber Testing by Record, Samuel J.
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