kokonaiskuormiin

Kokonaiskuormiin is the illative plural form of the Finnish noun kokonaiskuorma, meaning the total load or the sum of loads. In technical Finnish, it is used to refer to the scope or target of analysis that considers all relevant loads acting on a structure or system.

Kokonaiskuorma describes the overall loading that a body or structure experiences. It typically includes several components, such as dead (pysyvä) load, live (muuttuva) load, and environmental loads like wind and snow, and, where applicable, transient or seismic effects. In engineering practice, designers assess kokonaiskuormat by combining these components into load cases and load combinations to evaluate safety margins and serviceability.

In everyday technical usage, kokonaiskuormiin is used to indicate the set of loads under consideration or the factors affecting those loads. Phrases such as kokonaiskuormiin liittyvät tekijät or kokonaiskuormiin sisältyvät kuormat appear in design documents to describe how different load elements contribute to the total.

Etymology: kokonaiskuorma is formed from the prefix kokonais- (whole, total) and kuorma (load). The term has related forms such as kokonaiskuormat (nominative plural) and the illative kokonaiskuormiin, which marks direction or scope toward the total loads. The concept is central in structural and mechanical design, where accurate accounting of all loads is essential for stability and safety.