Building Dead Loads - The weight of the steel building system, such as roof, framing, and covering members.
Collateral Loads - The weight of additional permanent materials other than the steel building system, such as mechanical systems, electrical systems, partitions, ceilings, and sprinklers.
Roof Live Loads - Loads that are produced (1) during maintanence by workers, equipment, and materials, and (2) during the life of the structure by movable objects. This does not include wind, snow, seismic or dead loads.
Roof Snow Loads - The vertical load caused by the weight of snow which acts on the horizontal projection on the roof of the steel building structure.
Seismic Loads - The lateral load which acts in any horizontal direction on a steel building's structural system due to the action of an earthquake.
Wind Loads - The load caused by the wind from any horizontal direction.
Auxiliary Loads - Dynamic live loads such as those induced by cranes and material handling systems.
Floor Live Loads - Those loads induced on the floor system during use and occupancy of the building.
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