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ASCE 9780784408575 2007

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Snow Loads

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ASCE 2007 174
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Michael O’Rourke provides a detailed authoritative interpretation of the snow load provisions of Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures, Standard ASCE/SEI 7-05.

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PDF Pages PDF Title
6 Contents
8 Preface
10 Acknowledgments
12 Table of Conversion Factors
14 1. Introduction
18 2. Ground Snow Loads
19 2.1 Influence of Latitude, Elevation, and Coastlines
20 2.2 Site-Specific Case Studies
22 2.3 Example 2.1: Ground Snow Loads
24 3. Flat Roof Snow Loads
3.1 Measured Conversion Factors
27 3.2 Flat Roof Snow Load
29 3.3 Exposure Factor (C[sub(e)])
31 3.4 Example 3.1: Roof Exposure
32 3.5 Thermal Factor (C[sub(t)])
33 3.6 Importance Factor (I)
34 3.7 Minimum Roof Snow Loads
36 4. Sloped Roof Snow Loads
38 4.1 Example 4.1: Uniform Roof Snow Load, Monoslope Roof (1 on 12)
40 4.2 Example 4.2: Uniform Roof Snow Load, Monoslope Roof (4 on 12)
4.3 Example 4.3: Uniform Roof Snow Load, Wide Gable Roof
41 4.4 Example 4.4: Uniform Roof Snow Load, Narrow Gable Roof
4.5 Balanced Roof Snow Load for Common New Construction
44 5. Partial Loads
45 5.1 Continuous-Beam Systems
46 5.2 Other Structural Systems
49 5.3 Example 5.1: Uniform and Partial Snow Load, Monoslope Roof with Overhang
50 5.4 Example 5.2: Partial Snow Load, Continuous Purlins in Gable Roof (1 on 12)
52 5.5 Example 5.3: Partial Snow Load, Continuous Purlins in Gable Roof (3 on 12)
54 5.6 Example 5.4: Partial Snow Load, Cantilevered Roof Girder System
56 6. Unbalanced Loads
6.1 Hip and Gable Roofs
59 6.2 Example 6.1: Unbalanced Snow Load, Narrow Gable Roof
60 6.3 Example 6.2: Unbalanced Snow Load, Wide Gable Roof
61 6.4 Example 6.3: Unbalanced Snow Load, Asymmetric Gable Roof
63 6.5 Curved Roofs
65 6.6 Example 6.4: Balanced and Unbalanced Snow Load, Curved Roof
67 6.7 Sawtooth-Type Roofs
6.8 Example 6.5: Unbalanced Snow Load, Sawtooth Roof
69 6.9 Domes
70 7. Drifts on Lower Roofs
71 7.1 Leeward Drift
78 7.2 Windward Drift
7.3 Example 7.1: Roof Step Drift Load
81 7.4 Example 7.2: Roof Step Drift, Limited Height
7.5 Example 7.3: Roof Step Drift, Adjacent Structure
82 7.6 Example 7.4: Roof Step Drift, Low Ground Snow Load
86 8. Roof Projections
88 8.1 Example 8.1: Parapet Wall Drift
90 8.2 Example 8.2: Rooftop Unit (RTU) Drift
91 8.3 Example 8.3: Parapet Wall Drift, Low Ground Snow Load
94 9. Sliding Snow Loads
96 9.1 Example 9.1: Sliding Snow Load, Residential Gable Roof (4 on 12)
98 9.2 Example 9.2: Sliding Snow Load, Commercial Gable Roof (1 on 12)
100 9.3 Example 9.3: Sliding Load, Low Ground Snow Area
102 10. Rain-on-Snow Surcharge Loads
106 10.1 Example 10.1: Uniform Design Snow Load, Monoslope Roof (1/4 on 12)
107 10.2 Example 10.2: Uniform Design Snow Load, Gable Roof (1/4 on 12)
110 11. Ponding Instability and Existing Roofs
11.1 Ponding Instability
111 11.2 Existing Roofs
112 12. Design Examples
12.1 Design Example 1
118 12.2 Design Example 2
125 12.3 Design Example 3
132 13. Frequently Asked Questions
152 References
154 Appendix
170 Index
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171 F
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172 S
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174 About the Author
ASCE 9780784408575 2007
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