dead load

See dead weight.

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dead load

(Civil Engineering) the intrinsic invariable weight of a structure, such as a bridge. It may also include any permanent loads attached to the structure. Also called: dead weight Compare live load

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dead load - a constant load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) due to the weight of the supported structure itself

load, loading, burden - weight to be borne or conveyed

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I told the Commission that we were using higher unit stresses than any practice has established, and we've put the dead load at a low estimate.

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Well, we've tried Jackson's Island a little, and we can try it again some time; and there's the old ha'nted house up the Still-House branch, and there's lots of dead- limb trees -- dead loads of 'em."

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The porter said, "Oh, certainly; the old man's got dead loads of

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The ductility index of the UB-GR-300-T and UB-NG-300-T with the initial damage induced by the dead load before strengthening showed a slight decrease by comparison with UB-GR-0-T and UB-NG-0-T, because the steel reinforcements in tension have been yielded due to the dead load before strengthening, which lead to the generation of residual deformation after unloading.

An Experimental Investigation on Flexural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Beams Strengthened by an Intelligent CFRP Plate with Built-In Optical Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors

Also, the multiplier for the long-term deflection due to the superimposed dead load at any time can be expressed by the following equation:

Modified PCI Multipliers for Time-Dependent Deformation of PSC Bridges

Both the 1980 and 2010 National Building Codes listed three possible combinations of dead load, snow load, and wind load as outlined in Sun (2013).

STRUCTURAL AND DURABILITY ANALYSIS OF A NOVEL RE-ROOFING CONCEPT

The calculation results showed that the cement-based overlay may increase the dead load by 6.5%, compared with the average dead load of common pavement, and the reduction of the stress peak value could be 80%.

Fatigue Life Assessment of Orthotropic Steel Deck with UHPC Pavement

The moment diagram included the impact of self-weight (DL), superimposed dead load (SDL), live load (LL), top prestressing tendons (TP) and bottom prestressing tendons (BTP).

CONSTRUCTION STAGE ANALYSIS OF SEGMENTAL BOX GIRDER BRIDGE

(9) If constant load effect such as dead load participates in the combination with other load effects, it should be combined with the dead load effect within T (such as 75 years) period.

A methodology for multihazards load combinations of earthquake and heavy trucks for bridges