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Term of the Road Dictionary

static load

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Scientific and Technical Tools Physics and Chemistry
  • Definition : Force due to the gravity exerted by a body or part of a body at rest on a structure, which does not generate any acceleration. Note: in the example of a wheel or an axle, the force applied on the pavement by the wheel or by all the wheels on an axle when the vehicle is not moving [COST 323].

statische Last

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Wissenschaftliche und technische Arbeitsmittel Physik und Chemie
  • Definition : Gravitationskraft eines in Ruhe auf eine Fläche befindlichen Körpers oder Teiles eines Körpers. Anmerking: für ein Rad oder eine Achse ist sie die Kraft, die durch ein Rad oder die Räder einer Achse eines stehenden Fahrzeuges auf die Strasse aufgebracht wird [COST 323].
  • Synonyms : statische Belastung