LOADS, TYPES OF LOADS ON A STRUCTURE, Dead loads · live loads · wind loads · snow loads · seismic loads/Earth quake loads
LOADS : à External forces and moments (or couples) acting on a body are called loads. TYPES OF LOADS ON A STRUCTURE ü These are loads to be considered in the design of a structure. · Dead loads · live loads · wind loads · snow loads · seismic loads/Earth quake loads Ø Dead loads : à The self weight of building (weight of wall, column, floors, roofs etc.) are dead loads. These are permanent loads acting on a structure. Ø live loads : à The moving or movable loads on a building like people, furniture’s, etc. are the live loads. These loads keep on changing time to time. Ø wind loads : à The wind load act horizontally on the surface of walls, roofs caused by the movement of air relative to earth . Wind load depends on several factors like height of structure, geogr...