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live load

live load noun: temporary load that the roof structure must be designed to support, as required by governing building codes. Live loads are generally moving and/or dynamic or environmental (e.g. people, installation equipment, snow, ice or rain).

Noun

live load (usually uncountable, plural live loads)

  1. (usually) Temporary load that the roof structure must be designed to support, as required by governing building codes. Live loads are generally moving and/or dynamic or environmental (e.g. people, installation equipment, snow, ice or rain).

live load meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

live load in Tamil

ஏல்பாரம், மறுசுமை, இயங்கு சுமை, இயங்கு பளு, இயங்கும் மின்பளு

live load in Indonesian

roofing
beban hidup

Forms of live load

plurallive loads

Questions about live load

What does live load mean?
Live load means temporary load that the roof structure must be designed to support, as required by governing building codes. Live loads are generally moving and/or dynamic or environmental (e.g. people, installation equipment, snow, ice or rain).
What is live load in Tamil?
Live load in Tamil is ஏல்பாரம், மறுசுமை, இயங்கு சுமை. See Live load meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is live load?
Live load is a noun.
What is the plural of live load?
The plural of live load is live loads.

Words near live load in the dictionary

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  2. live it up
  3. live large
  4. live like a fighting cock
  5. live like a king
  6. live load
  7. live loads
  8. live long and prosper
  9. live not to eat, but eat to live
  10. live oak
  11. Live Oak County

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