A concentrated load acts on a relatively small area of a structure, a static uniformly distributed load doesn't create specific stress points or vary with time, a dynamic load varies with time or affects a structure that experiences a high degree of movement, an impact load is sudden and for a relatively short duration and a non-uniformly distributed load creates different stresses at different locations on a structure.
What type of load is sudden and for a relatively short duration?
dynamic load |
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impact load |
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non-uniformly distributed load |
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concentrated load |