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ASCE-05 Snow
ASCE-05 Snow
Program Description:
"ASCE705S" is a spreadsheet program written in MS-Excel for the purpose of flat roof snow loading analysis for
buildings and structures per the ASCE 7-05 Code. Specifically, coefficients and related and required parameters
are selected or calculated in order to compute the net design snow loads, including snow drift due on lower roofs
and rain-on-snow surcharge.
This program is a workbook consisting of three (3) worksheets, described as follows:
Worksheet Name
Description
Doc
Snow Load
Snow Map
ROGRAM
"ASCE705S.xls" Program
Version 1.7
psf
ft.
ft.
ft.
ft.
in./ft.
Results:
Roof Angle, =
Importance Factor, I =
Snow Density, =
Flat Roof Snow Load, pf =
pf(min) =
pf(use) =
0.0000
1.00
19.20
33.60
20.00
33.60
1.75
2.25
3.81
3.43
3.81
1.29
25.77
2.25
18.00
18.00
43.20
0.00
0.00
33.60
76.80
deg.
pcf
psf
psf
psf
ft.
ft.
ft.
ft.
ft.
ft.
ft.
ft.
ft.
psf
psf
psf
psf
psf
II
III
IV
Monoslope
Table 1-1, page 3
Gable
Figure 7-1, pages 84-85 and Table 7-1, page 92
Hip
Length of Roof Upwind of the Snow Drift
hc =
Length of Roof Downwind of the Snow Drift
hdL =
Horizontal Distance from Eave to Ridge
hdw =
Type of Roof = Monoslope, Gable, or Hip
hd(max) =
High Roof - Low Roof Elevations
Ratio: hc/hb =
S = Rise per foot of Run
w=
Table 7-2, page 92
hd =
Table 7-3, page 93
w(max) =
w(use) =
pd =
= ATAN(S/12)
pde =
Table 7-4, page 93
prs =
= 0.13*pg+14 <= 30 (Eqn. 7-3, page 83)
pf(bal) =
pf = 0.7*Ce*Ct*I*pg (Eqn. 7-1, page 81)
p(total) =
pf(min) = pg*I for pg <= 20 , pf(min) = 20*I for pg > 20
pf(use) = maximum of: pf or pf(min) (Section 7.3, page 81)
hb = pf(use)/ (Section 7.1, page 81)
hc = ho-hb >= 0 (Section 7.1, page 81)
hdL = 0.43*Lu^1/3*(pg+10)^1/4-1.5, with Lu>=25' (Figure 7-9)
hdw = 0.75*(0.43*LL^1/3*(pg+10)^1/4-1.5), with LL>=25'
hd(max) = maximum of: (hdL or hdw)
If hc/hb >= 0.2 , then snow drifts are required to be applied
If hd(max)<=hc: w = 4*hd(max), if hd(max)>hc: w = 4*hd(max)^2/hc
If hd(max) <= hc: hd = hd(max) , if hd(max) > hc: hd = hc
w(max) <= 8*hc
w(use) = minimum of: w or w(max)
pd =hd* (maximum value)
pde = 0, as Low Roof Length (LL) >= w(max)
prs = 5.0 psf when 0 < pg <=20 and < W/50) (Sect. 7.10)
pf(bal) = maximum of: pf+prs or pf(min)
p(total) = pf(bal)+pd
Wind
Lu=100'
(Length of High Roof)
pd=43.2 psf
hc=2.25'
hd= 2.25'
Surcharge Load
Due to Drifting
ho=4'
Rain-on-Snow Surch.
*
pf=33.6 psf
hb= 1.75'
*Note: Rain-on-snow surcharge
need not be combined with
snow drift for total load.
w(use)=18' (drift)
LL=150'
(Length of Low Roof)
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FIGURE 7-1: Ground Snow Loads, pg, for the United States (psf)