OTTB stands for Off the Track Thoroughbred. The OT stands for of the track and the TB stands for Thoroughbred and TB is a short form of Thoroughbred. This means that the horse was previously a racing Thoroughbred however their racing career is over.
The dead load includes loads that are relatively constant over time, including the weight of the structure itself, and immovable fixtures such as walls, plasterboard or carpet. The roof is also a dead load. Dead loads are also known as permanent or static loads. Building materials are not dead loads until constructed in permanent position. IS875(part 1)-1987 give unit weight of building materials, parts, components. Live load, Imposed loads, Transient load. Live loads, or imposed loads, are temporary, of short duration, or a moving load.
Dead Load consists of the weight of the deck structure that sits on top of the posts. An average deck would be designed to handle a load of 50 psf (pounds/square foot) and is made up of 10 psf for the dead load and 40 psf for the live load.This is a minimum.If you expect larger groups of people such as in a commercial building you might have to build for a load of 70 psf.ead Load consists of the weight of the deck structure that sits on top of the posts. An average deck would be designed to handle a load of 50 psf (pounds/square foot) and is made up of 10 psf for the dead load and 40 psf for the live load.