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Snow loads on Solar panels
Thanks CivilSigma for taking the time to respond. https://res.cloudinary.com/engineering-com/image/upload/v1612545189/tips/sketch.2021.02.05_rnvaot.pdf I think I've attached a sketch (cross section showing framing and an isometric sketch). ASCE 7, Fig. 7-5, shows a gable roof with a snow drift...- Pluto55
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Snow loads on Solar panels
I need some clarification please; in the 2018 IBC, sec. 1607.13.5.1.1 thru 13.5.4 :: I cannot discern if a snow drift load is required on solar panels that would be located on the leeward slope of a gable-roofed house. The house type: CapeCod with a full dormer across the southern side...- Pluto55
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