| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Overview -- 1.2 Scope -- 2 Rain Loads -- 2.1 Overview -- 2.2 Notation -- 2.3 Procedure to Determine Rain Load, R -- 2.4 Rainfall Intensity, i -- 2.5 Flow Rate, Q -- 2.6 Static Head, ds -- 2.7 Hydraulic Head, dh -- 2.8 Total Head -- 2.9 Rain Load, R -- 2.10 Ponding Instability and Ponding Loading -- 2.11 Examples -- 3 Snow Loads -- 3.1 Overview -- 3.2 Notation -- 3.3 Procedure to Determine Design Snow Loads -- 3.4 Ground Snow Load, pg -- 3.5 Flat Roof Snow Load, pf -- 3.6 Minimum Snow Load for Low-Slope Roofs, pm -- 3.7 Sloped Roof Snow Loads, ps -- 3.8 Ice Dams and Icicles Along Eaves -- 3.9 Partial Loading -- 3.10 Unbalanced Roof Snow Loads -- 3.11 Drifts on Lower Roofs -- 3.12 Roof Projections and Parapets -- 3.13 Sliding Snow -- 3.14 Rain-on-Snow Surcharge Load -- 3.15 Ponding Instability -- 3.16 Existing Roofs -- 3.17 Snow on Open-Frame Equipment Structures -- 3.18 Examples -- 4 Ice Loads -- 4.1 Overview -- 4.2 Notation -- 4.3 Procedure to Determine Design Atmospheric Ice Loads -- 4.4 Ice Loads Caused by Freezing Rain -- 4.5 Wind on Ice-Covered Structures -- 4.6 Design Temperatures for Freezing Rain -- 4.7 Partial Loading -- 4.8 Examples -- 5 References |
| Summary |
"A concise, visual guide for engineers designing structures to withstand rain, snow, and ice loads, this book will present explanations and workflows for the 20% of the building code that engineers use 80% of the time" |
| Subject |
Snow loads.
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Hydrostatic pressure.
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Rainstorms.
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snow loads.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / General.
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Hydrostatic pressure
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Rainstorms
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Snow loads
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781260461534 |
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126046153X |
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