Working load


working load

[′wərk·iŋ ‚lōd] (engineering) The maximum load that any structural member is designed to support.

Working load

The normal dead, live, wind, and earthquake load that a structure is required to support in service. Also called the service load.

load

1. A force, or system of forces, carried by a structure, or a part of the structure. 2. Any device or piece of electric equipment that receives electric power. 3. The power delivered to such a device or piece of equipment. 4. The amount of heat per unit time imposed on a refrigeration system; the required rate of heat removal.