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live load

 (līv)
n.
A moving, variable weight added to the dead load or intrinsic weight of a structure or vehicle.
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live load

n
(General Engineering) a variable weight on a structure, such as moving traffic on a bridge. Also called: superload Compare dead load
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Noun1.live load - a variable load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) such as moving traffic
load, loading, burden - weight to be borne or conveyed
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The elastic-plastic stability coefficient is calculated under the standard combination of the dead load and live load, and the elastic stability coefficient is also used as a reference.
* Priority 2--work to make the bridge safe to carry the proposed 5 kPa live load and hence suitable for opening to the public.
The live load over the bridge includes the weight of the moving vehicles and pedestrians.
Seliem [5] compared old Egptian code (ECP 201-2003) with the new ECP 201-2012 (based on traffic load on bridges of EN 1991-2) by taking concrete I shaped, box shaped and composite girder stated that box girder yield almost same in both the codes despite the increase in vehicular live loads of ECP 201-2012.
Given the seriousness of this issue, it was possible to observe that there is a lack of studies on logistics in live load transport, since innumerous studies are focused on problems in the "pregate ambience" (Hadara et al., 2011) and in the well-being of the animals (Koknaroglu & Akunal, 2013).
The PDC of PESCO and TESCO is outfitted with multiple screens displaying live load data by grid substation and feeder.
where g(x) - the safety margin; [M.sub.u]-a random variable representing the resistance ultimate strength; [M.sub.D]--a random variable representing the dead load; [M.sub.L]--a random variable representing the live load.
where DL represents the dead load and LL the live load. The reliability index [beta] is defined as [20]
Erhan, "Live load distribution formulas for single-span prestressed concrete integral abutment bridge girders," Journal of Bridge Engineering, vol.