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Engineer: Juan Carlos Date: 6/21/2022

Project Name: Gillette (TX) Project #: C-220601
www.structuralcentral.com Calculation Description: Snow Load
SNOW LOAD CRITERIA

Building Code : 2018 IBC (ASCE 7-16)
Surface Roughness Category : B 1
Exposure of Roof : Partially Exposed 2
Thermal Factor, Ct : 1.2 3
4
Risk Category : III
Ground Snow Load, pg : 5 psf
Roof Slope : 1/4:12
Eave to Ridge Distance, W : 50’-3"
1 For buildings with a mean roof height of less than or equal to 30 ft, Surface Roughness Category B shall apply where the
ground surface roughness, as defined by Surface Roughness B, prevails in the upwind direction for a distance greater than
1,500 ft.
For buildings with a mean roof height greater than 30 ft, Surface Roughness Category B shall apply where Surface
Roughness B prevails in the upwind direction for a distance greater than 2,600 ft or 20 times the height of the building,
whichever is greater.
Surface Roughness B: Urban and suburban areas, wooded areas, or other terrain with numerous closely spaced
obstructions having the size of single-family dwellings or larger.
2
All roofs that are not Fully Exposed or Sheltered
3
Unheated and open air structures
4
Buildings and other structures that represent a substantial hazard to human life in the event of failure
ROOF PROFILE 1
98’-6" 26 ft
7 ft
ROOF PROFILE 2
26 ft 26 ft
7 ft
ROOF PROFILE 3
124 ft
5 ft
ROOF PROFILE 4
50’-3"
4 ft
ROOF PROFILE 5
6 ft 50’-3"
11 ft
CALCULATIONS
DESCRIPTION :
- Flat roof snow load, sloped roof snow load, rain-on-snow snow load, and minimum roof snow load
- Multiple snow drift configurations
- Calculations per the 2018 International Building Code (IBC) which references ASCE 7-16. Tables,
figures, sections, and equations shown below refer to it.
FLAT ROOF SNOW LOAD, p f :

Ce = 1.0 (Surface Roughness Category: B) ( Exposure Of Roof: Partially Exposed) (Table 7.3-1)
Ct = 1.2 (Table 7.3-2)
Is = 1.1 (Risk Category : III) (Table 1.5-2)
p g = 5 psf (Figure 7.2-1 & Tables 7.2-1 to 7.2-8)
p f = 0.7 Ce Ct Is p g = 0.7 (1.0 ) (1.2 ) (1.1 ) (5 psf) = 4.62 psf (Equation 7.3-1)
SLOPED ROOF SNOW LOAD, p s :

Cs = 1.0 (Roof Slope : 1/4 on 12) (Figure 7.4-1c)
p s = Cs p f = 1.0 (4.62 psf) = 4.62 psf (Equation 7.4-1)
RAIN-ON-SNOW LOAD, p s+r :

( pg = 5 psf) ≤ 20 psf (Section 7.10)
(∴ Rain-on-snow surcharge is dependent on Roof Slope and W)
( Roof Slope = 1.20 °) ≥ ( W

50 ft / °
= 50.2 ft = 1.00 °
50 ft /° ) (Section 7.10)
(∴ Rain-on-snow surcharge load does NOT apply)
MINIMUM ROOF SNOW LOAD, p m :

( Roof Slope = 1.20 °) < 15° (∴ Minimum roof snow load applies) (Section 7.3.4)
Balanced Snow Height, h b :

ps 4.62 psf
hb = = = 0.32 ft (Section 7.7.1)
γ 14.6 pcf
SNOW DRIFT LOAD (ROOF PROFILE 1) :

Clear Height, h c :
Step Height = 7 ft
h c = Step Height - h b = 7 ft - 0.32 ft = 6.68 ft (Section 7.1)
Windward Drift, h d,windward :
b b
u = u,windward = 98.5 ft
h d,windward = √ Is [ 0.75 (0.43 √ b √ p + 10 - 1.5)]

3
u
4
g (Figure 7.6-1)
= √ 1.1 [ 0.75 (0.43 √ 98.5 √ 5 + 10 - 1.5 )]

3 4
= 1.89 ft (0.75 factor applied to windward drift per Section 7.7.1)

Leeward Drift, h d,leeward :
bu = bu,leeward = 26 ft
(
√ Is 0.43 √
3
b u
4
√ pg + 10 - 1.5 ) (Figure 7.6-1)
b
h d,leeward = min
0.6 u,windward
3 4
= min (
√ 1.1 0.43 √ 26 √ 5 + 10 - 1.5 ) = min 1.06
= 1.06 ft
59.1
0.6 ( 98.5)
Controlling Wind Direction :

( hd,windward = 1.89 ft) ≥ ( hd,leeward = 1.06 ft) (∴ Windward drift controls) (Section 7.7.1)
h d = h d,windward = 1.89 ft (Section 7.7.1)
Drift Height :
( hd = 1.89 ft) ≤ ( hc = 6.68 ft) (∴ Drift Height is not limited by hc) (Section 7.7.1)
Drift Height = h d = 1.89 ft (Section 7.7.1)
Drift Load :
p d = Drift Height γ = (1.89 ft) ( 14.6 pcf) = 27.8 psf (Section 7.7.1)
Total Drift Load

Clear Height, h c :
Step Height = 7 ft
b b
u = u,windward = 26 ft
h d,windward = √ Is [ 0.75 (0.43 √ b √ p + 10 - 1.5)]

3
u
4
g (Figure 7.6-1)
= √ 1.1 [ 0.75 (0.43 √ 26 √ 5 + 10 - 1.5) ]

3 4

bu = bu,leeward = 26 ft
(
√ Is 0.43 √
3
b u
4
√ pg + 10 - 1.5 ) (Figure 7.6-1)
b
h d,leeward = min
0.6 u,windward
3 4
= min (
√ 1.1 0.43 √ 26 √ 5 + 10 - 1.5 ) = min 1.06
= 1.06 ft
15.6
0.6 ( 26)

( hd,windward = 0.79 ft) < ( hd,leeward = 1.06 ft) (∴ Leeward drift controls) (Section 7.7.1)
h d = h d,leeward = 1.06 ft (Section 7.7.1)
Drift Height :
Drift Load :
Total Drift Load = p

Clear Height, h c :
Parapet Height = 5 ft
h c = Parapet Height - h b = 5 ft - 0.32 ft = 4.68 ft (Section 7.1)
Windward Drift, h d :
bu = bu,windward = 124 ft
h d = √ Is [ 0.75 (0.43 √ b √ p + 10 - 1.5)]

3
u
4
g (Figure 7.6-1)
= √ 1.1 [ 0.75 (0.43 √ 124 √ 5 + 10 - 1.5 )]

3 4
= 2.14 ft (0.75 factor applied to windward drift per Section 7.8)

Drift Height :
Drift Load :
Total Drift Load = p s + p d = 4.62 psf + 31.3 psf = 36.0 psf
w = 4 h d = 4 (2.14 ft) = 8.56 ft (Section 7.7.1)
Drift Load at Edge of Roof:
(w = 8.56 ft) ≤ ( bu,windward = 124 ft) (Section 7.7.1)
(∴ Drift reduces to zero before reaching the edge of the roof)

Clear Height, h c :
Parapet Height = 4 ft
h c = Parapet Height - h b = 4 ft - 0.32 ft = 3.68 ft (Section 7.1)
Windward Drift, h d :
bu = bu,windward = 50.2 ft
h d = √ Is [ 0.75 (0.43 √ b √ p + 10 - 1.5)]

3
u
4
g (Figure 7.6-1)
= √ 1.1 [ 0.75 (0.43 √ 50.2 √ 5 + 10 - 1.5 )]

3 4
= 1.28 ft (0.75 factor applied to windward drift per Section 7.8)

Drift Height :
Drift Load :
w = 4 h d = 4 (1.28 ft) = 5.11 ft (Section 7.7.1)
(w = 5.11 ft) ≤ ( bu,windward = 50.2 ft) (Section 7.7.1)
(∴ Drift reduces to zero before reaching the edge of the roof)

Clear Height, h c :
Step Height = 11 ft
b
u,windward = 6 ft
bu = 20 ft (For b b
u,windward < 20 ft, use u = 20 ft and include additional limit on (Figure 7.6-1)
h d,windward per Figure 7.6-1)
[ (
√ Is 0.75 0.43 √
3
b u
4
√ pg + 10 - 1.5 )]
h d,windward = min
l
l
l
b
Is p g u,windward
(Figure 7.6-1)
√ 4γ
√ 1.1 [ 0.75 (0.43 √ 20 3 4

√ 5 + 10 - 1.5 )] 0.63
= min l = min
l
l 1.1 ( 5) (6) 0.75
√ 4 ( 14.6)
bu = bu,leeward = 50.2 ft
h d,leeward = min (
√ Is 0.43 √
3
b u
4
√ pg + 10 - 1.5 ) (Figure 7.6-1)
b
0.6 u,windward
3 4
= min (
√ 1.1 0.43 √ 50.2 √ 5 + 10 - 1.5 ) = min 1.70
= 1.70 ft
3.60
0.6 ( 6)

( hd,windward = 0.63 ft) < ( hd,leeward = 1.70 ft) (∴ Leeward drift controls) (Section 7.7.1)
h d = h d,leeward = 1.70 ft (Section 7.7.1)
Drift Height :
( hd = 1.70 ft)
Drift Load :
w = 4 h d = 4 (1.70 ft) = 6.81 ft (Section 7.7.1)
(w = 6.81 ft) > ( bu,windward = 6 ft) (Section 7.7.1)
(∴ Drift will taper linearly to zero at the edge of the roof)
VARIABLE LIST
γ - Snow density (determined from Eq. 7.7-1)
Ce - Exposure factor (determined from Table 7.3-1)
Cs - Slope factor (determined from Figure 7.4-1)
Ct - Thermal factor (determined from Table 7.3-2)
Drift Height - Height of the snow drift after accounting for the height limit set by hc
Exposure Of Roof - A categorization of the obstructions on or near the roof (options are defined in
Table 7.3-1)
h b - Height of the balanced snow load
h c - Clear height from the top of the balanced snow load to the top of the roof element causing drift
h d - Height of the snow drift resulting from wind in the windward and leeward directions (Only windward
direction for Parapet drift type)
h d,leeward - Height of the snow drift resulting from wind in the leeward direction
h d,windward - Height of the snow drift resulting from wind in the windward direction
Is - Importance factor (prescribed in Section 7.3.3 and Table 1.5-2)
b - Length of the roof upwind of the snow drift used for determining loads
b
u
- Length of the roof upwind of the snow drift for wind blowing in the leeward direction
b
u,leeward
u,windward - Length of the roof upwind of the snow drift for wind blowing in the windward direction
Parapet Height - Top of the parapet to the top of the roof
p d - Maximum intensity of the drift surcharge load
pf - Flat roof snow load (uniform load for flat roofs) ("flat" = roof slope ≤ 5°)
p g - Ground snow load (the site-specific weight of the accumulated snow at the ground level based on
a 50-year mean recurrence interval, determined from Figure 7.2-1 and Tables 7.2-1 to 7.2-8 or a
site-specific analysis)
p m - Minimum snow load (snow load on low sloped roofs, including the roof snow load immediately
after a single snow storm without wind)
p s - Sloped roof (balanced) snow load (uniform load on the horizontal projection of a sloped roof)
p s+r - Combined load from sloped roof (balanced) snow load and rain-on-snow surcharge load
Risk Category - A categorization of buildings and other structures for the determination of flood, snow,
ice, and earthquake loads based on the risk associated with unacceptable
performance (see IBC 2018 Table 1604.5)
Roof Slope - Slope of the roof at the location being evaluated
Step Height - Top of the higher
W - Horizontal distance from the eave to the ridge

w - Width of the snow drift

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Engineer: Juan Carlos Date: 6/21/2022

SNOW LOAD CRITERIA

FLAT ROOF SNOW LOAD, p f :

SLOPED ROOF SNOW LOAD, p s :

RAIN-ON-SNOW LOAD, p s+r :

( Roof Slope = 1.20 °) ≥ ( W

MINIMUM ROOF SNOW LOAD, p m :

Balanced Snow Height, h b :

SNOW DRIFT LOAD (ROOF PROFILE 1) :

h d,windward = √ Is [ 0.75 (0.43 √ b √ p + 10 - 1.5)]

= √ 1.1 [ 0.75 (0.43 √ 98.5 √ 5 + 10 - 1.5 )]

= 1.89 ft (0.75 factor applied to windward drift per Section 7.7.1)

Controlling Wind Direction :

SNOW DRIFT LOAD (ROOF PROFILE 2) :

h d,windward = √ Is [ 0.75 (0.43 √ b √ p + 10 - 1.5)]

= √ 1.1 [ 0.75 (0.43 √ 26 √ 5 + 10 - 1.5) ]

= 0.79 ft (0.75 factor applied to windward drift per Section 7.7.1)

Controlling Wind Direction :

SNOW DRIFT LOAD (ROOF PROFILE 3) :

h d = √ Is [ 0.75 (0.43 √ b √ p + 10 - 1.5)]

= √ 1.1 [ 0.75 (0.43 √ 124 √ 5 + 10 - 1.5 )]

= 2.14 ft (0.75 factor applied to windward drift per Section 7.8)

SNOW DRIFT LOAD (ROOF PROFILE 4) :

h d = √ Is [ 0.75 (0.43 √ b √ p + 10 - 1.5)]

= √ 1.1 [ 0.75 (0.43 √ 50.2 √ 5 + 10 - 1.5 )]

= 1.28 ft (0.75 factor applied to windward drift per Section 7.8)

SNOW DRIFT LOAD (ROOF PROFILE 5) :

√ 1.1 [ 0.75 (0.43 √ 20 3 4

Controlling Wind Direction :

W - Horizontal distance from the eave to the ridge

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