applied load
11Structural load — Structural loads or actions are forces, deformations or accelerations applied to a structure or its components.[1][2] Loads cause stresses, deformations and displacements in structures. Assessment of their effects is carried out by the methods of …
12Unit load — A unit load combines packages or items into a single unit of a few thousand kilograms that can be moved easily with simple equipment. A unit load packs tightly into warehouse racks, containers, trucks, and railcars, yet can be easily broken apart …
13Genetic load — In population genetics, genetic load or genetic burden is a measure of the cost of lost alleles due to selection (selectional load) or mutation (mutational load). It is a value in the range 0 < L < 1, where 0 represents no load. The concept …
14Active load — An active or dynamic load is a component or a circuit behaving as a current stable nonlinear resistor. This term may refer to a component of circuit design, or to a type of test equipment. Contents 1 Circuit design 1.1 Common base example 1.2… …
15Design load — In a general sense, the design load is the maximum amount of something a system is designed to handle or the maximum amount of something that the system can produce, which are very different meanings. For example, a crane with a design load of 20 …
16front-end load — A form of sales charge imposed by some mutual funds. A front end load is an initial charge that is deducted from each investment made in the fund. The amount of the charge is usually a percentage of the amount of the investment. See back end load …
17Personal Load Carrying Equipment — (PLCE) is the current tactical webbing system of the British Army. It consists of a belt, yoke (shoulder harness) and a number of pouches. Associated with PLCE webbing is a series of other similar load carrying equipment and rucksacks (See… …
18Direct Load Control — Activities that can interrupt load at the time of peak by interrupting power supply on consumer premises, usually applied to residential consumers. *** This Demand Side Management category represents the consumer load that can be… …
19Front-End Load — A commission or sales charge applied at the time of the initial purchase for an investment, usually mutual funds and insurance policies. It is deducted from the investment amount and, as a result, it lowers the size of the investment. Front end… …
20Level Load — An annual charge deducted from an investor s mutual fund assets to pay for distribution and marketing costs for as long as the investor holds the fund. For the most part, this fee is paid to intermediaries for selling a fund s shares to the… …
