“CHARACTERISTIC LOAD” PRINCIPLE

The article discusses examples of the application of the principle of "characteristic load" (calculations taking into account engineering non-linearity; the designation of subgrade reaction moduli; the designation of the sizes of shelves for beam grillage). The principle of "characteristic load" on the one hand implements the consideration of various factors that are not available when calculating in a linear formulation, on the other hand, it preserves the traditional calculation technology