UBC Snow Loading
UBC Snow Loading
(OP)
Does anyone have a 1985 UBC (or one not later than 1986) that indicates how they determined snow loading? I'm looking for a particular area of the country (central Nebraska). Just wondering if this was still in the era where engineers used 30 psf on the roof vs. calculating an actual snow load less than that.






RE: UBC Snow Loading
RE: UBC Snow Loading
Garth Dreger PE - AZ Phoenix area
As EOR's we should take the responsibility to design our structures to support the components we allow in our design per that industry standards.
RE: UBC Snow Loading
RE: UBC Snow Loading
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
http://mmcengineering.tripod.com
RE: UBC Snow Loading
jdgengineer - can you look in your 1985 UBC appendix to see if there is an appendix 23?
RE: UBC Snow Loading
RE: UBC Snow Loading
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I would just ask that if they have a map back there - can you see what the ground snow load was for central Nebraska? I think it was 30 psf but just wanted to check.
RE: UBC Snow Loading
Garth Dreger PE - AZ Phoenix area
As EOR's we should take the responsibility to design our structures to support the components we allow in our design per that industry standards.
RE: UBC Snow Loading