live load
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of live load
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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Drive to a shipper or receiver and either "drop and hook" or "live load" or "live unload".
From The Guardian • Jul. 11, 2013
The legs are like towers at each end of a bridge, the backbone is an arched cantilever system suspended from the towers, the chest and abdomen constitute the "live load."
From Time Magazine Archive
And that did not include the 200,000 pounds of additional live load that would be added as passengers filled the cars.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
For all these reasons the stresses due to the live load are greater than those due to the same load resting quietly on the bridge.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various
In the Forth bridge stability is obtained partly by the great excess of dead over live load, partly by the great width of the river piers.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various
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