(construction) The total load on a structural system for the most severe combination of loads and forces which it is designed to sustain.

(roofing) Temporary load that the roof structure must be designed to support, as required by governing building codes. Live loads are generally moving and/or dynamic or environmental (e.g. people, installation equipment, snow, ice or rain).

(roofing) The live load due to the weight of snow on a structure, such as a roof; included in the design calculations.

(construction) Any load, as on a structure, that does not change in magnitude or position with time.

plural of static load

plural of tributary load

plural of shed load

A load that has been shed / Alternative spelling of shedload

(engineering) A force that is applied along a bearing's axis.

present participle of off-load