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
On the average the formation should have a resisting power of two tons to the square foot, dead load.
From Marvels of Modern Science by Severing, Paul
The women of to-day carry the dead load upon their backs, and literally stagger beneath the accumulating burden of the ages.
From The Position of Woman in Primitive Society A Study of the Matriarchy by Hartley, C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine)
L = length of any bay of top flange. l = length of any diagonal. w = dead load per bay of girder. w¹= live load per bay of girder.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 483, April 4, 1885 by Various
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