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The paper discusses the general problem of structural loading. An attempt is made first to define a loading action; the concept of random loading is important in predicting the loads which will be experienced by a structure within an environment, interpreted in the broadest sense. Examples of stationary and nonstationary random-loading processes and rare, severe loading are discussed briefly. The effects of random loading on linear systems can be studied analytically; the interpretation of these effects is difficult in practice. It is concluded that a fuller knowledge of structural loading actions is required to rationalize structural-design procedures; there are serious economic barriers to acquiring more knowledge of structural environmental conditions, and considerable computational difficulties are likely to arise in analyzing practical problems of random loading.
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Chilver, A.H. Structural loading actions. Experimental Mechanics 6, 538–546 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02327233
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02327233