Codes & standards
Roof live load vs snow load
A roof carries both a minimum roof live load and a snow load, and the larger governs. Here is the difference, how each is found, and which one to design for.
Sam Rivera··4 min
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Codes & standards
Snow load calculation (ASCE 7), explained
ASCE 7 turns ground snow into a roof snow load with a handful of factors. Here is the flat-roof and sloped-roof formula, what each factor means, and a worked example.
Sam Rivera··5 min