Definition of Superload

1. Noun. A variable load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) such as moving traffic.

Exact synonyms: Live Load
Generic synonyms: Burden, Load, Loading

Lexicographical Neighbors of Superload

superlean
superlens
superlenses
superlethal
superlie
superlies
superlight
superlightweight
superlinear
superlinearities
superlinearity
superlinearly
superliner
superliners
superliterate
superload (current term)
superlobbyist
superlobbyists
superlogarithm
superlogarithmic
superlogarithms
superlong
superloo
superloos
superlow
superloyalist
superloyalists
superlubricity
superlucration
superlucrations

Literary usage of Superload

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Reinforced Concrete by Charles Fleming Marsh (1904)
"superload 200 Ibs. per sq. foot. Span Deflection. Span. Deflection, ft. in. in. ft. in. in. 14 7 -02 . . 14 7 -02 22 8 -07 . . 22 8 -031 After removing the ..."

2. Reinforced Concrete by Charles Fleming Marsh (1904)
"superload 200 Ibs. per sq. foot. Span Deflection. Span. Deflection, ft. in. in. ft. in. in. 14 7 -02 . . 14 7 -02 22 8 -07 . . 22 8 -031 After removing the ..."

3. Concrete-steel Buildings: Being a Companion Volume to the Treatise on by Walter Noble Twelvetrees (1907)
"1, 44650 bricks, weighing 7.4 Ib. each, were stacked upon the panel, constituting a total weight of 330000 Ib., equal to the specified superload of 840 Ib. ..."

4. Concrete-steel Buildings: Being a Companion Volume to the Treatise on by Walter Noble Twelvetrees (1907)
"1, 44650 bricks, weighing 7.4 Ib. each, were stacked upon the panel, constituting a total weight of 330000 Ib., equal to the specified superload ..."

5. Railway Engineer by Railway Division (1908)
"The floor was designed for the working superload of i cwt. per sq. ft., and the specification required that (a) The maximum deflection at the centre of the ..."

6. The Disposal of Municipal Refuse by Harry de Berkeley Parsons (1906)
"... dry and does not pack close; and, if there be no cover, a superload can be carried without creating too much overload in weight. ..."

7. The Disposal of Municipal Refuse by Harry de Berkeley Parsons (1906)
"The rubbish-carts need not necessarily be covered, as the material is dry and does not pack close; and, if there be no cover, a superload can be carried ..."

8. Reinforced Concrete Design by Oscar Faber, P. G. Bowie (1912)
"It may be stated, however, that a superload of 2 to 3 cwts. is very rarely exceeded. For structures subjected to concentrated loads, it is advisable to ..."

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