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PERMANENT LOAD [1 record]

Record 1 2015-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tolerances and Modular Co-ordination (Construction)
  • Strength of Materials
DEF

The weight of all permanent structural and non-structural components of a building.

CONT

Types of loads. External loads on a structure may be classified in several different ways. ... building codes classify loads in accordance with the nature of the source. For example: dead loads ... live loads ... impact loads ...wind loads ... snow loads ... seismic loads ...

OBS

Not to be confused with "selfweight."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Calcul, tolérances et modulation (Construction)
  • Résistance des matériaux
DEF

Poids de tous les éléments de construction d'un bâtiment.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec le poids propre qui exclut la notion de la poussée des terres, qui ajoute au poids de la structure.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cálculo, tolerancia y modulación (Construcción)
  • Resistencia de los materiales
DEF

Conjunto de cargas, constantes en posición y magnitud, que actúan siempre sobre una estructura; suma del peso propio y la carga muerta.

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