释义 |
dead loadnounThe intrinsic weight of a structure or vehicle, excluding the weight of passengers or goods: a jacking operation to transfer 4000 t of the tower’s 6000 t dead load to underlying chalk bedrock...- Footings or piers may also be assigned a minimum dead load pressure to resist uplift of low-swelling soils.
- A full structural analysis is required to determine whether it is necessary to underpin the foundations to resist the additional dead loads.
- The research undertaken was applied to the architect's design, with analysis of rafter self-weight, and theoretical dead loads of bamboo sheeting and live loads representing rain and maintenance.
Often contrasted with live load. |