Knowra Structural load Structural load A force or imposed effect that a structure must safely support and transfer. Loads include weight, wind, earthquakes, temperature changes, and moving occupants or vehicles.
Dead load : The permanent weight of a structure and its fixed components. It comes from the structure itself and remains throughout its service life.
Load path : The continuous route by which forces pass through a structure to its supports and ground. Safe transfer depends on an unbroken route from each loaded element to the ground.
Building code : A regulation that sets minimum requirements for building safety, construction, and use. Codes specify design loads and safety checks for buildings.
Stress (mechanics) : Internal force per unit area within a material, expressed as a tensor quantity. A load is an external action; stress describes the internal distribution it produces.
Live load : A variable load from occupancy, movable objects, or use of a structure. People, furniture, and vehicles change position and magnitude over time.
Support reaction : A force or moment exerted by a support on a structure. Supports provide the opposing actions required to balance applied loads.
ASCE 7 : A United States standard specifying minimum design loads and associated criteria for buildings and other structures. It defines common procedures for determining wind, seismic, and other design loads.
Strain (mechanics) : A measure of relative deformation in a material. Strain describes material distortion caused by loads, not the imposed action itself.
Wind load : The pressure and suction wind exerts on a structure. Wind can push, pull, and lift structural elements.
Shear force : An internal force that acts parallel to a cross-section and tends to slide one part past another. Transverse loading creates shear within beams and other structural members.
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