Occupancy in United Kingdom
Imposed load in the Building (Scotland) Act 2003
Meaning of Imposed load in the context of the Building (Scotland) Act 2003: the load assumed to be produced by the intended occupancy or use, including the weight of moveable partitions; distributed, concentrated, impact, inertia and snow loads, but excluding wind loads.
Wind load in the Building (Scotland) Act 2003
Meaning of Wind load in the context of the Building (Scotland) Act 2003: the load due to the effects of wind pressure or suction.
Dead load in the Building (Scotland) Act 2003
Meaning of Dead load in the context of the Building (Scotland) Act 2003: the load due to the weight of all walls, permanent partitions, floors, roofs and finishes, including services and other permanent construction and fittings.
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