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Database and methodology for conducting site specific snow load case studies for the United States

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Abstract
The authors developed a data and a methodology for determining the ground snow load at locations not covered in the ground snow load map of the United States due to extreme local snow load variations in the area. The elevation, the years of record available, the maximum observed value and the "50-year" ground snow load at a number of nearby sites are considered. A plot of elevation vs. load is often helpful.
Date
1997
Author(s)
Wayne Tobisasson; Alan Greatorex
Page(s)
249-256
Keyword(s)
snow load; site specific; database


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