What is Live Load deflection?
Live Loads are loads produced by use and occupancy of the building or other structure and do not include construction or environmental loads such as wind load, snow load, ice load, rain load, seismic load, or dead load. An example of a Live Load is when a parade is passing a building and all the occupants move to the window to watch. The floor slab will move down (deflect) under the weight of all the people. After the parade has passed, and the occupants return to their normal locations, the floor slab will return (move up) to its normal position after the Live Load (the concentrated weight of the people) has been removed.
