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
By dead load is meant the weight of the steelwork, floors and walls, as distinguished from the office furniture and occupants which come under the head of living load.
From Marvels of Modern Science by Severing, Paul
When a dead load not great enough to rupture a beam has been removed, the beam tends gradually to recover its former shape, but the recovery is not always complete.
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.
Meantime Nan herself was going about with a dead load of misery on her heart.
From The Governess by Chickering, Charles R.
Arches, of small size, 1 week; for large arches with heavy dead load, 1 month.
From Concrete Construction Methods and Costs by Gillette, Halbert Powers
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