英语翻译The forces that act on a structure are called loads.They

英语翻译
The forces that act on a structure are called loads.They belong to one of two bread categories:dead load and live load.Dead loads are those that are permanent,including the weight of the structure itself,which is sometimes called the self-weight.In addition to the weight of the structure,dead loads in a building include the weight of nonstructural components such as floor coverings,partitions,and suspended ceilings (with light fixtures,mechanical equipment,and plumbing.) All of the loads mentioned thus far are forces resulting from gravity and are referred to as gravity loads.Live loads,which can also be gravity loads,are those that are not as permanent as dead loads.They may or may not be acting on the structure at any given time,and the location may not be fixed.Examples of live loads include furniture,equipment,and occupants of buildings.In general,the magnitude of a live load is not as well defined as that of a dead load,and it usually must be estimated.In many cases,a structural member must be investigated for various positions of a live load so that a potential failure condition is not overlooked.
If a live load is applied slowly and is not removed and is reapplied an excessive number of times,the structure can be analyzed as if the load were static.If the load is applied suddenly,as would be the case when the structure supports a moving crane,the effects of impact must be accounted for.If the load is applied and removed many times over the life of the structure,fatigue stress becomes a problem,and its effects must be accounted for.Impact loading occurs in relatively few buildings,notably industrial buildings,and fatigue loading is rare,with thousands of load cycles over the life of the structure required before fatigue becomes a problem.For these reasons,all loading conditions in this book will be treated as static,and fatigue will not be considered.