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ASCE 7 Flat Roof Snow Load Analysis

This document provides calculations for snow loading on a monopitch roof according to ASCE7-10 standards. The ground snow load is 20 psf. For the 30-foot wide, 4.75 degree sloped roof, the minimum snow load is 20 psf and the flat roof snow load is 15.12 psf. The maximum drift height is calculated to be 2.65 feet, resulting in a drift surcharge load of 43.95 psf.

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ASCE 7 Flat Roof Snow Load Analysis

This document provides calculations for snow loading on a monopitch roof according to ASCE7-10 standards. The ground snow load is 20 psf. For the 30-foot wide, 4.75 degree sloped roof, the minimum snow load is 20 psf and the flat roof snow load is 15.12 psf. The maximum drift height is calculated to be 2.65 feet, resulting in a drift surcharge load of 43.95 psf.

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  • Building and Snow Load Calculations

Project Job Ref.

Section Sheet no./rev.


1
Calc. by Date Chk'd by Date App'd by Date
C 9/8/2022

SNOW LOADING
In accordance with ASCE7-10
Tedds calculation version 1.0.10

Building details
Roof type; Monopitch
Width of roof; b = 30.00 ft
Slope of roof 1; α = 4.75 deg

Ground snow load


Ground snow load (Figure 7-1); pg = 20.00 lb/ft2
Density of snow; γ = min(0.13 × pg / 1ft + 14lb/ft3, 30lb/ft3) = 16.60 lb/ft3
Terrain typeSect. 26.7; B
Exposure condition (Table 7-2); Fully exposed
Exposure factor (Table 7-2); Ce = 0.90
Thermal condition (Table 7-3); Unheated structures
Thermal factor (Table 7-3); Ct = 1.20
Importance category (Table 1.5-1); II
Importance factor (Table 1.5-2); Is = 1.00
Min snow load for low slope roofs (Sect 7.3.4); pf_min = Is × pg = 20.00 lb/ft2
Flat roof snow load (Sect 7.3); pf = 0.7 × Ce × Ct × Is × pg = 15.12 lb/ft2

Cold roof slope factor (Ct > 1.0)


Roof surface type; Slippery
Ventilation; Ventilated
Thermal resistance (R-value); R = 30.00;oF h ft2 / Btu
Roof slope factor Fig 7-2c (dashed line); Cs = 1.00
Monoslope
Sloped roof snow load (Cl.7.4); ps = max(Cs × pf, pf_min) = 20.00 lb/ft2

Balanced load 20.0 psf

4.8 0

30'

Roof elevation

Drift calculations
Balanced snow load height; hb = pf × Cs / γ = 0.91 ft
Length of upper roof; lu = 70.00 ft
Length of lower roof; ll = 23.00 ft
Project Job Ref.

Section Sheet no./rev.


2
Calc. by Date Chk'd by Date App'd by Date
C 9/8/2022

Height diff between uppper and lower roofs; hdiff = 17.00 ft


Height from balance load to top of upper roof; hc = hdiff - hb = 16.09 ft
Drift height leeward drift; hd_l = 0.43 × (max(20 ft, lu) × 1ft2)1/3 × (pg / 1lb/ft2 + 10)1/4 - 1.5ft = 2.65 ft
Drift height windward drift; hd_w = 0.75 × (0.43 × ( max(20 ft, ll) × 1ft2)1/3 × (pg / 1lb/ft2 + 10)1/4 - 1.5ft) =
1.02 ft
Maximum lw/ww drift height; hd_max = max(hd_w, hd_l) = 2.65 ft
Drift height; hd = min(hd_max, hc) = 2.65 ft
Drift width; W d = min(4 × hd_max, 8 × hc) = 10.59 ft
Drift surcharge load; pd = hd × γ = 43.95 lb/ft2

59.1 psf

15.1 psf

10' 7.1"

Elevation on snow drift

23'

59.1psf

15.1psf
E bldg

10'-7"

Project Job Ref. Section Sheet no./rev. 1 Calc. by C Date 9/8/2022 Chk'd by Date App'd by Date SNOW LOADING In accordance wi
Project Job Ref. Section Sheet no./rev. 2 Calc. by C Date 9/8/2022 Chk'd by Date App'd by Date Height diff between uppper an

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