Frame: It is a structural system formed to surround spaces, and used as a major support in buildings. It can also be thought of as the skeleton of a building.
Concentrated Loads: A force that is negligible because of a small contact area; a beam supported on a girder represents a concentrated load on the girder.
Info: http://www.answers.com/topic/concentrated-load#ixzz27gDdOuXD
Wind Load: is a force caused in a building by wind pressure and / or suction.
Book: Fundamentals of Building Contruction.
“Moment is the tendency of a force on a body to produce rotational movement about any chosen point. In mathematical terms, moment is the product of a force times the distance of the force about a chosen point of rotation. (Torque, a term similar to moment, is used more often in mechanical engineering applications.)”
Moment=Force x Distance
Source: Textbook “Structure for Architects”
Dead loads– are static loads acting vertically downward on a structure, comprising the self-weight of the structure and the weight of building elements, fixtures, and equipment permanently attached to it.
Uniform load is a load distributed uniformly over a part or over the entire length of a beam; live loads such as people, furniture on the floor or snow on the roof are examples of a uniform load is.
Book definition: a load distributed the same over each square foot of an area or the same along each linear foot of the beam
“Live Loads are variables, unpredictable and mobile such as people, furniture, snow, rain and ice. Live loads can vary at any given moment. Live Loads are expressed in Pounds per square feet.”
Definition from the Book: Structure for Architects, An Introduction Primer
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