Dead load definition

Dead load means the vertical load due to all permanent structural and nonstructural components of the building such as joists, rafters, sheathing, finishes and construction assemblies such as walls, partitions, floors, ceilings and roofs, and systems.

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Dead load means that static weight of all walls, partitions, floors, roofs, and finishes, including all other permanent construction;

Dead load means the weight of all permanent construction including walls, floors, roofs, partitions, and fixed service equipment.

Examples of Dead load in a sentence

For actual track spacing refer to Sections 4.1.2 and 4.1.3. • Dead load shall include up to 30 inches of ballast from top of deck to the top of tie and all other applicable dead load.
Design loads to be applied to the structure and/or foundations consist of the following: Dead load shall be considered as the weight of all permanent construction, including framing, walls, floors, platforms, roofs, partitions, stairways, handrails, insulation, lagging and the operating weight of all fixed equipment.
Dead load of 270 pounds per linear foot of structure shall be assumed per wall.
Dead load adjustments: BDL’ = wD(adjusted for pitch) See section 4.2.7. TDL = BDL' ⋅ L BDLadj = TDL Ladj wD = BDLadj ⋅ cos(BA) Where: BDL' is the beam dead load acting over span L.
Dead load deflection shall be accommodated by forming camber into the unloaded geometry of the members.

More Definitions of Dead load

Dead load means the weight of walls, permanent partitions, framing, floors, roofs and all other permanent and stationary construction of a building.

Dead load means the weight of all permanent stationary construction becoming part of a structure;

Dead load means the weight of all walls, floors, roofs, partitions and other permanent construction;

Dead load. , in relation to a building, means the weight of all walls, floors, roofs, partitions and any other permanent construction of that building;

Dead load means the force due to the static mass of all walls, partitions, floors, roofs and finishes and "imposed load" means the load assumed to be produced by the intended occupancy or use, including distributed, concentrated, impact, dynamic and inertia loads.

Dead load means the weight of all walls, floors, roofs, partitions and other per- manent construction;

Dead load means the load of various building components including the load of various materials not the building structure but constructed or installed on the various building components forever.