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
The Widder Johnston had lots o' git up in her, but she found Tom Lincoln a dead load.
From Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6) Thru The Stone River Campaign And In Winter Quarters At Murfreesboro by McElroy, John
This construction is particularly recommended by Mr. Koppel where, in order to mount heavy gradients, the dead load of the motor car must be assisted by the paying load to produce the necessary adhesion.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 1157, March 5, 1898 by Various
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.
The weight of main girders increases with the span, and there is for any type of bridge a limiting span beyond which the dead load stresses exceed the assigned limit of working stress.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various
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