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Snow Load (as per ASCE 7-10)

This worksheet is only suitable for building with unslippry hip or gable roof

Horizontal eave to ridge dist (W) = 127.0 ft

Roof length parallel to ridge (L) = 440.0 ft Index
Roof slope Ɵ= 16/381 = 2.40° W/50= 2.54 All structures except listed below
Exposure Terrain Category C
C Schools, assembly, jails, health care, etc - see code
Exposure of roof Fully
Fully Importance Category Essential Facilities - see code for description
Ground Snow Load Pg = 20.9 All structures except listed below Low risk to human life
Exposure Factor Ce = 0.9 (table 7-2) Table 7-3 Fully
Importance Category = II Unheated & open air structure Ct=1.2
Importance Factor I = 1.0 ###
Thermal Factor Ct = 1.2 Table 7-2 Ct
Sloped-roof Factor Cs = 1.00 (fig. 7-2) Exposure Factor, Ce ###
Exposure of roof Exposure of roof
Flat Roof Snow load (0.7*Ce*Ct*I*Pg ) : Terrain Category Fully Partially Sheltered Fully
Pf = 15.8 psf B 0.9 1.0 1.2 Partially
Min Snow Load for Low-Slope Roofs C 0.9 1.0 1.1 Sheltered
pm = 20.9 psf D 0.8 0.9 1.0 nhouses Ct=0.85
Roof slope <15 Pf = 20.9 psf (scetion 7.3.4) Above treeline 0.7 0.8 n/a
Rain on Snow Surcharge = 0.0 psf (scetion 7.10) Alaska-no trees 0.7 0.8 n/a ###
Design Roof Snow load : ps = 20.9 psf Figure 7-2
Balanced Snow Load: = Cs*Pf+Rain ct
= 20.9 psf ###
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Unbalanced snow loads must be applied, see ASCE 7-10 section 7.6 (figure 7-3 to 7-6 & figure 7-9) (section 7.6) ct
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Leeward Snow Drifts - from adjacent higher roof Windward Snow Drifts (section 7.7) upwind
Upper roof length lu = 122.0 ft Lower roof length lu = 23.0 ft
Projection height h = 0.0 ft
Building separation s = 20.0 ft
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Snow density g = 16.7 pcf (eq. 7.7-1) 2.38<=slope<=30.2
Balanced snow height hb = 1.25 ft other
hc = -1.25 ft
hc/hb = -1.0 Therefore, no drift load (section 7.7.1 & 7.7.2)
Leeward drift height hd = 0.00 ft (fig. 7-9) Windward drift height hd = 0.00 ft

Design drift height hd = 0.00 ft Adjacent structure snow d

Design Snow Drift(g*hd ): Drift width:
pd = 0.0 psf w = 0.00 ft

Fig 7-8