Success with ModelSmart3D - Series 2 (towers) - Show 1
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Vertical Load
Vertical (Gravity)
Loads
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Dead Load –
Immovable Materials
(the structure’s self-
weight)
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Live Load – People
and moveable things
Vertical (or Gravity Loads) are usually divided up into two types – dead load and live load.
Dead load:
Structure self-weight
Permanent equipment (A/C unit or furnace, etc.)
Live Loads:
People
Snow loads
Moveable walls
Moveable equipment
Constructions loads – piled up roofing materials.
Water in a water tower.