What are the two main types of loads that act on a building?
Static and Dynamic
What are two categories of static loads?
Live loads and Dead loads
What are dead loads?
Static loads comprising of the self weight of the structure and permanent building elements
What are live loads?
Movable loads that are applied/ fluctuate slowly
What are three types of live loads?
Occupancy load, Snow load, Rain load
What are Dynamic loads?
Applied suddenly to a structure often with rapid changes
What are the two major types of dynamic loads?
Wind load and earthquake loads
What is an impact load and what kind of load is it categorized as?
Kinetic loads of short duration, treated as a static load
What is a settlement load?
Soils reaction to the dead load of the structure.
What is differential settlement?
Differences is supporting soils ability to withstand the dead load of the building.
What is ground pressure?
Force that soil mass exerts on underground retaining structure
What is ground water pressure?
Force that ground water exerts on the foundation system
What are thermal stresses?
Stresses developed when materials are constrained against thermal expansion or contraction
