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static load [′stad·ik ′lōd]

(mechanics)

A nonvarying load; the basal pressure exerted by the weight of a mass at rest, such as the load imposed on a drill bit by the weight of the drill-stem equipment or the pressure exerted on the rocks around an underground opening by the weight of the superimposed rocks. Also known as dead load.

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