A structural load or structural action is a mechanical load (more generally a force) applied to structural elements. A load causes stress, deformation...

Structural integrity and failure is an aspect of engineering that deals with the ability of a structure to support a designed structural load (weight...

effects of loads on physical structures are determined through structural analysis, which is one of the tasks of structural engineering. The structural elements...

structural load). Within a structure, an element cannot be broken down (decomposed) into parts of different kinds (e.g., beam or column). Structural building...

determine the effect of loads on physical structures and their components. In contrast to theory of elasticity, the models used in structural analysis are often...

A load-bearing wall or bearing wall is a wall that is an active structural element of a building, which holds the weight of the elements above it, by conducting...

industrialized countries. Structural steel shapes, such as I-beams, have high second moments of area, so can support a high load without excessive sagging...

A beam is a structural element that primarily resists loads applied laterally across the beam's axis (an element designed to carry a load pushing parallel...

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attached. Like other structural elements, a cantilever can be formed as a beam, plate, truss, or slab. When subjected to a structural load at its far, unsupported...

non-structural, instead serving to protect the interior of the building from the elements. Because the curtain wall façade carries no structural load beyond...

considerations apply to a fan. See Affinity laws. Structural load - mechanical load applied to structural elements (in civil and mechanical engineering)...

Application of a structural load to a system Disk loading, the pressure maintained over the swept area of a helicopter's rotor Seismic loading, one of the...

important design factor of aerospace vehicles, since the aerodynamic structural load on the vehicle is proportional to dynamic pressure. Dynamic pressure...

load above them, or they may perform a purely decorative role. As a decorative element, the arch dates back to the 4th millennium BC, but structural load-bearing...

environmental loads, such as earthquakes and winds.[citation needed] Structural engineers are responsible for engineering design and structural analysis....

load is either the same as or a multiple of the rated load, which represents the system's declared performance capacity, see structural design load section...

Look up load in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Load or LOAD may refer to: Load factor (aeronautics), the ratio of the lift of an aircraft to its weight...

ornamented/structural item. In the case of windows, the bottom span is referred to as a sill, but, unlike a lintel, does not serve to bear a load to ensure...

foreseeable loads. Items may include buildings (or components), bridges, airplane wings or other types of structures. Structural analysis Structural load "Structural...

femur, which is unique to modern humans. Its structural function is unclear. A pilaster is foremost a load-bearing architectural element used widely throughout...

suggested stronger skins could take all the structural load and eliminate the frame altogether. Thus in 1947, structural insulated panel development began when...

term structural system or structural frame in structural engineering refers to the load-resisting sub-system of a building or object. The structural system...

(disambiguation) Actaeon (disambiguation) Acción (disambiguation) Structural load, forces, deformations, or accelerations applied to a structure or its...

shallow foundation is a type of building foundation that transfers structural load to the earth very near to the surface, rather than to a subsurface...

Structural engineering depends upon a detailed knowledge of loads, physics and materials to understand and predict how structures support and resist self-weight...

equipped with speed and structural load expansion measurement systems. It is expected to facilitate smoother speed and structural load expansion tests, which...

allow for further customization. The construction must resist dynamic structural load resulting from aerial tricks or jumps onto the funbox. Funbox variations...

a structural material was the need during World War II for radomes. When considering structural load, the use of a radome greatly reduces wind load in...

material's properties, exposure time, exposure temperature and the applied structural load. Depending on the magnitude of the applied stress and its duration...