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Definition of Superload
1. Noun. A variable load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) such as moving traffic.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Superload
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 ..."