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Loads due to drifted snow

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Abstract
A high percentage of roof failure resulting from snow loads are caused by heavy drift loads rather then uniformly distributed snow.
Date
5/1981
Author(s)
J Templin; R Schriever
Page(s)
15
Keyword(s)
snow load; drifting snow; failure;


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