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New Mexico Snow Loads

New Mexico Snow Loads

New Mexico Snow Loads

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I'm wondering if anyone has designed anything near Brazos, NM.  IBC snow load map shows it is a case study area, but I can't get anyone at the county or the state to give me any information.  Any thoughts??

RE: New Mexico Snow Loads

Case study areas are usually high altitudes.  I would think you could get some sort of statistics from national the weater service.

RE: New Mexico Snow Loads

Brazos is a funnel.  Sometimes they can get some big snowfalls.  You could contact the local NRCS office there.  I wouldn't think it would be that much more than Chama though, which is only a few miles away.

RE: New Mexico Snow Loads

I would ask the local building official - either Brazos or the state if Brazos is not the authority.  Even if the building official does not know, if you do select a ground snow load, the building official should be told to avoid a hiccup during plan review.

Don Phillips
http://worthingtonengineering.com

RE: New Mexico Snow Loads

It might be worth cehcking the Army Corps of Engineers. We use there guidelines fro New Hampshire which is by ASCE standards mostly case study.

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