| Download | - View final version: Sliding snow on sloping roofs (PDF, 2.3 MiB)
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| DOI | Resolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.4224/40000674 |
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| Author | Search for: Taylor, D. A.1 |
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| Affiliation | - National Research Council of Canada. NRC Institute for Research in Construction
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| Format | Text, Issue |
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| Physical description | 6 p. |
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| Subject | Snow and Ice loads; roofing; snow; sliding; roofs; slope; snow loads |
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| Abstract | This digest discusses the mechanisms and forces involved when snow slides down smooth metal or glass roofs and shows how to compute the forces that sliding snow imposes on chimneys, parapets and snow fences. It also discusses the dangers associated with sliding snow, icicles, ice dams and ice build-up on sidewalks. |
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| Publication date | 1983-11-01 |
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| Publisher | National Research Council of Canada. Division of Building Research |
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| Language | English |
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| Peer reviewed | No |
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| NRC number | NRC-IRC-3502 |
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| NPARC number | 20331099 |
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| Export citation | Export as RIS |
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| Record identifier | 0178340d-cb9e-4e07-8e04-94551cc337d6 |
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| Record created | 2012-07-18 |
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| Record modified | 2023-01-17 |
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