"live load" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: live loads [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} live load (usually uncountable, plural live loads)
  1. (roofing) 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). Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Roofing Translations (roofing): 活荷重 (Chinese Mandarin), hyötykuorma (Finnish), beban hidup (Indonesian)

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