| gen. |
dead load (The live load is variable, and consists of the weight of people, furniture, stocks of goods, machinery, etc. The amount of this load, which should be added to the dead load, depends upon the use to which the building is to be put. The dead loads consist of the weight of the materials composing the structure. For instance, the brickwork in the walls forms a portion of the dead load upon the footings; the materials in the floors impose a dead load upon the columns, etc. Alexander Demidov) |
