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Name and describe three types of loads that must be considered in bridge construction?
In bridge construction dead load, live load, and dynamic load must be considered. Dead load is the weight of the bridge itself. Live load is the moving weight on the bridge. Dynamic load comes from outside forces like wind and vibrations.
How does Wind transports sand grains?
by siltation, as part of the bed load
What is the official wind speed to create a hurricane?
The minimum wind speed for a storm to be considered a hurricane is 74 mph.
How does wind move?
It's made by the wind people that live in the clouds and make wind so that people can fly planes. Without the wind people, we would have no way to fly.
What is lowest wind speed of typhoon?
A storm must have sustained winds of at least 74 mph to be considered a typhoon.
Name and describe three types of loads that must be considered in bridge construction?
In bridge construction dead load, live load, and dynamic load must be considered. Dead load is the weight of the bridge itself. Live load is the moving weight on the bridge. Dynamic load comes from outside forces like wind and vibrations.
Is wind blowing against a tree a dead load or live load?
Live
What is the dead load and a live load and a dynamic load of an arch bridge?
The dead load is the weight of the bridge itself. The live load is things like traffic, wind, rain, etc. The dynamic load are things like earthquakes, big gusts of wind, and other things.
Is vegetative roof a dead load or live load?
Although it's counterintuitive, the saturated soil and vegetation are considered a dead load.
What is the difference between a dead load and a live load?
A dead load is a permanent force, acting on a structure.This includes the weight of the structure itself.A live load is a changing, or non-permanent force acting on a structure.This includes the force of the wind and the weight of things that are in or on a structure.
What is the Purpose of foundation in building construction?
The purpose of a foundation is to distribute the load from the superstructure to the soil below so that the structure is safe and can with stand the loads - dead load,wind load, live load and seismic loads. The settlements should also be with in accepted limits.
What is the difference between live load and roof live load?
Live load Both are the same Live load is all the live loads which can be consider as variable load. Roof live load This is limited to few categories. man who climbed on to the roof can be consider as roof live load.
What is a live load?
Live load is a load on the object other than the load from itself.
Is carpet live load or dead load?
I would consider carpet to be a dead load. Carpeting typically doesn't move during the life of the structure. If it did it would be considered a live load similar to people, partitions and walls (walls can be moved during the life of a structure), bookcases, etc...
Is a switch considered a load?
No it is not considered a load. A load transforms electrical energy into other types of energy :)
What is a load structure?
Simply stated, it is a factor that will increase the loading. There are numerous types of load factors. Dead, Live, Roof live, Snow, Wind, Seismic, etc.There are also several different combos, depending on which method you are using (LRFD or ASD). The highest combo is used to determine your ultimate load, qu.
Is the roof of a home considered a load bearing structure?
Yes, the roof is a load bearing structure. Wind, rain and snow all apply loads to a roof. Snow loads can be very great in some portions of the country
