snow load
Winter structural weight
Snow load is the weight of accumulated snow on a structure, especially a roof.
Building codes in snowy regions specify minimum snow loads that structures must support.
Engineers calculate snow load based on expected snowfall, roof pitch, and whether snow drifts or slides: The barn collapsed because it wasn't designed for our snow load.
- roofBuilding's protective top
- metal roofSteel building covering
- weightMeasure of heaviness
- winter stormSevere cold-season weather
- collapseSudden structural failure
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- weather damagestorm damage, wind damage, hail damage, flood damage, tornado damage
- winter hazardsavalanche, black ice, blizzard, frostbite, hypothermia
- winter farmingfrost damage, greenhouse, cold frame, crop loss, hoop house
- cold architectureigloos, ice houses, insulation, triple glazing, double glazing
- building specsblueprints, blueprint, floor plans, floor plan, elevations
- structural loads
snow loaduplift
Raise emotionally or physically
wind pressure · negative pressure · live load · dead load · thermal expansion
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