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 loads are permanent or stationary loads which are transferred to structure throughout the life span. Dead load is primarily due to self weight of structural members, permanent partition walls, fixed permanent equipments and weight of different materials. 2. Imposed loads or live loads: