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
Meantime Nan herself was going about with a dead load of misery on her heart.
From The Governess by Chickering, Charles R.
This construction is particularly recommended by Mr. Koppel where, in order to mount heavy gradients, the dead load of the motor car must be assisted by the paying load to produce the necessary adhesion.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 1157, March 5, 1898 by Various
The four cables support a dead load of 7140 tons and a live load of 4017 tons.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various
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
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