In our case let s assume that our structure has a flat roof roof slope 5.
Roof snow load map.
The north zone middle zone and the south zone are identified on the roof load zone map above.
Sliding snow from a sloped roof.
To calculate roof snow load per residential building code.
In areas where the ground snow load p g exceeds 10 pounds per square foot psf 0 479 kn m 2 the following additional information shall also be provided regardless of whether snow loads govern the design of the roof.
Flat roof snow load p f.
Other considerations for sloped roofs can be found throughout chapter 7 of asce 7 10.
Allowing for the snow that blows off the actual design load can typically be reduced to 14 psf.
Non shaded cs areas require site specific case studies to establish ground snow loads.
This downward imposed load on the home is also known as the snow load.
The minimum design roof snow load.
The north zone design live load equates to 40 pounds per square foot the middle zone equates to 30 pounds per square foot and the south zone equates to 20 pounds per square foot.
The ground snow load map shown below was scanned from the asce 7 10 figure 7 1.
Imbalanced snow loads variations in the amount of snow for a typical building in most of ohio the ground snow is 20 psf.
Use our asce ground snow loads map to easily obtain the ground snow load figure 7 1 of asce 7 10 for any location in the contiguous united states.
0 7 x pg ground snow load pf roof snow load roof snow load examples.
Flat roof snow load p f.
The ground snow load p g shall be indicated.
Psf pounds per square foot above line 60 psf.
Snow exposure factor c e.
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The ground snow load p g shall be indicated.
Snow load importance.
In areas where the ground snow load p g exceeds 10 pounds per square foot psf 0 479 kn m 2 the following additional information shall also be provided regardless of whether snow loads govern the design of the roof.
0 7 x 50 psf 35 psf.
This is considerably less than the 25 psf that the old codes required.
You can click on the map below to determine the design ground snow load latitude and longitude and elevation for that location.
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Roof snow loads are based on the historical records for ground snow loads for a given location however the local building authority should always be consulted to determine the correct roof snow load to use for a given site and application.
The flat roof snow load is calculated using formula 7 3 1.
60 ground snow psf below line 50 psf 50 ground snow psf.
