dead load

American  

noun

Engineering.

1. load11

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dead load British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of dead load

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Example Sentences

Can your roof support the extra dead load of the panels?

From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2022

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.

From Alexander's Bridge by Cather, Willa Sibert

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

I have heard that the dead load of the books lay, for many a long day, heavy on the shelves of the booksellers and the mind of the luckless publisher.

From My Reminiscences by Hesh, Sasi Kumar

To-night, my friend, within this humble cot Be the dead load of mortal ills forgot, Renewing, when the rosy summits glow At morn, our various journey, sad and slow.

From The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth — Volume 1 by Knight, William