Glossary

(1) The suspended weight applied to the crane, including the weight of lifting hardware such as hook block, shackles, and slings. (2) An external agency that induces force in members of a structure. It may be in the form of a direct physical entity (e.g., weight superimposed on the structure or pressure applied by wind) or in the form of an abstract condition (e.g., inertial effects associated with motion).