Snow Drifts at Roof Steps in Series
Authors: Michael O’Rourke [email protected] and Nicole Kuskowski [email protected]Author Affiliations
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 131, Issue 10
Abstract
A method is presented for determining snow drifts at roof steps in series. The method is based upon provisions in the current ASCE 7 load standard for snow drifts at a single roof step. It yields a reasonably conservative estimate for the drift at a downwind leeward or windward step.
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O’Rourke, M., Speck, R., and Stiefel, U. (1985). “Drift snow loads on multilevel roofs.” J. Struct. Eng., 111(2), 290–306.
O’Rourke, M., Tobiasson, W., and Wood, E. (1986). “Proposed code provisions for drifted snow loads.” J. Struct. Eng., 112(9), 2080–2092.
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Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 131 • Issue 10 • October 2005
Pages: 1637 - 1640
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© 2005 ASCE.
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Received: Jul 11, 2003
Accepted: Oct 6, 2004
Published online: Oct 1, 2005
Published in print: Oct 2005
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Note. Associate Editor: Peter W. Hoadley
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Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180 (corresponding author). E-mail: [email protected]
Engineer, Electric Boat Corp., Groton, CT. E-mail: [email protected]
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