I can now talk intelligently to the owner of my roof about load-bearing capacity, noncombustible materials, plumbing changes and city permits.

He had to line them straight down rather than out at an angle, accepting instability to achieve load-bearing capacity.

The building received new rafters and several columns to improve its load-bearing capacity, and the walls were now plastered.

The area will not be open to vehicles while the road's load-bearing capacity is assessed.

Adding cement to clay-poor soil mixtures can also increase a structure's load-bearing capacity.

It is used in conditions where the surface soil's load-bearing capacity is less than the anticipated design loads.

IF material objects can carry emotional weight, try to calculate the load-bearing capacity of the gown your mother wore on her wedding day.

When you do that, it changes the load-bearing capacity of the existing building.

Additional benefits of the rammed earth tire are its high load-bearing capacity and its resistance to fire.

Unfortunately, examples of large-scale statuary are restricted by the load-bearing capacity of the floor.