{"id":253877,"date":"2023-02-02T10:06:14","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T09:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/?page_id=253877"},"modified":"2023-02-03T11:16:12","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T10:16:12","slug":"static-load","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/en\/stem\/static-load\/","title":{"rendered":"Static Load"},"content":{"rendered":"    <m-final-content-header >\n            <c-breadcrumb label-text=\"Breadcrumb\" slot=\"breadcrumbs\" type='2' align='left' wrap='wrapped wrapped' aria-label='You came from STEM'>\n                        <ol>\n\n                                                            <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/en\/\" title=\"Ferrovial\">Ferrovial<\/a><\/li>\n                                                                        <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/en\/stem\/\" title=\"STEM\">STEM<\/a><\/li>\n                                    \n                <\/ol>\n\n                <\/c-breadcrumb>\n    \n        <div slot=\"header\">\n            <h1>\n                What is a static load?            <\/h1>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/m-final-content-header>\n\n    \n\n\n<m-wysiwig class=\"wp-block-components-wysiwyg\"><div slot=\"maincontent\">\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@type\": \"FAQPage\",\n  \"mainEntity\": [{\n    \"@type\": \"Question\",\n    \"name\": \"What is a static load?\",\n    \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n      \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n      \"text\": \"A static load, also called a fixed load, is constant and does not vary over time. 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Some of these are:\n<ul>\n<li>Live load.\n<\/li>\n<li>Environmental loads related to the rain and snow (but not wind and seismic movements, which are considered dynamic loads.)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nThe deformation of structures under static loads reaches its zenith when the static force is at its maximum.\"\n    }\n  },{\n    \"@type\": \"Question\",\n    \"name\": \"What is applied statics?\",\n    \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n      \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n      \"text\": \"It\u2019s the branch of mechanics that studies the balance of rigid bodies. 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To consider a load to be static, it must have a <strong>magnitude, direction, and location that do not change<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What types of static charges are there?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Static loads can be:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Permanent: structural<\/strong> loads or <strong>dead<\/strong> loads. These are made up of all the structural and non-structural elements of a building &#8211; that is, their own weight.<\/li><li><strong>Settlement: <\/strong>occurs when the weight of the structure causes the <strong>soil to sink<\/strong> under it. This can cause the differential settlement of the structure; that is, there is a difference between the support point of one part of the structure and another. These differences should be bridged by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/en\/stem\/foundations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">foundations<\/a>, and they shouldn&#8217;t cause any structural problems.<\/li><li><strong>Accidental: <\/strong>those that derive from the use of the structure, as well as from the climatic conditions where it is located. Some of these are:<ul><li>Live load.<\/li><li>Environmental loads related to the <strong>rain <\/strong>and <strong>snow <\/strong>(but not wind and seismic movements, which are considered dynamic loads.)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>deformation <\/strong>of structures under static loads reaches its zenith when the <strong>static force is at its maximum<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is applied statics?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s the branch of <strong>mechanics<\/strong> that studies the <strong>balance of rigid bodies<\/strong>. This discipline is essential for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/en\/stem\/structural-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">structural analysis<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/en\/business\/construction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Civil Engineering<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is the difference between a static load and a dynamic load?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Static loads <strong>can be considered constant<\/strong> throughout the life of a structure, while <strong>dynamic loads <\/strong>arise in a <strong>sudden way, and their characteristics vary <\/strong>every time they occur, even within the same occurrence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dynamic loads <\/strong>generate <strong>shaking and vibrations <\/strong>in structures, unlike <strong>static loads<\/strong>, which remain constant or appear and disappear slowly and gradually, without rapid variation in their magnitude.<br>Some examples of <strong>dynamic loads<\/strong> are the effect of <strong>wind <\/strong>and <strong>seismic movements<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/m-wysiwig>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":227880,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-253877","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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