May 18, 2011 #1 Lot2Learn Structural May 8, 2011 30 New Roof Top Unit load on an existing roof would be considered dead load, right?
May 18, 2011 #2 DaveAtkins Structural Apr 15, 2002 2,894 Yes. But the snow on top of the RTU, and the drifted snow around the RTU, would be live load. DaveAtkins Upvote 0 Downvote
Yes. But the snow on top of the RTU, and the drifted snow around the RTU, would be live load. DaveAtkins
May 18, 2011 #3 hawkaz Structural Oct 28, 2010 415 Dave, Do you interpret ASCE7 section 7.8 to say that for most mechanical units (less than 15' long), drift can be ignored? Thanks Upvote 0 Downvote
Dave, Do you interpret ASCE7 section 7.8 to say that for most mechanical units (less than 15' long), drift can be ignored? Thanks
