live load
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In a three-span bridge the theoretical advantage of continuity is about 49% for a dead load and 16% for a live load.
The four cables support a dead load of 7140 tons and a live load of 4017 tons.
He takes as the live load for a bridge two such engines, followed by a train of wagons covering the span.
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.
In a storage warehouse in Canada, the floor was designed, according to the building laws of the town, for a live load of 150 lb.
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British Dictionary definitions for live load
/ (laɪv) /
a variable weight on a structure, such as moving traffic on a bridge: Also called: superload Compare dead load
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