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Term of the Road Dictionary

fixed action

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Scientific and Technical Tools Physics and Chemistry
  • Definition : Action that has a fixed distribution and position over the structure or structural member such that the magnitude and direction of the action are determined unambiguously for the whole structure or structural member if this magnitude and direction are determined at one point on the structure or structural member [EN 1990].

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