Building Construction - Types of Loads Flashcards
1
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Designed Loads
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-Designer planned for them, such as an HVAC system on roof
2
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Undesigned Loads
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-Loads not planned for, such as snow
3
Q
Concentrated Load
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-Load applied to a small area
4
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Distributed Load
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-Load distributed relatively evenly over an area
5
Q
Dead Load
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-Building/anything attached to building
6
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Live Load
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-Not built in, e.g. furniture, people
7
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Fire Load
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-Building, contents, anything combustible
8
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Impact Load
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-Load in motion when applied
9
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Suspended Load
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-A load suspended in place by an attachment, e.g. a ceiling fan, drop down ceiling
10
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Factor of Safety
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-Ratio of expected strength of structure to imposed forces on the structure
