DEVELOPING GROUND SNOW LOADS FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE
Because of New Hampshire's hilly landscape, mapped values of ground snow load are not available for much of its area. Snow load case studies were conducted to establish ground snow loads for a specific elevation in each of the 140 towns where no values are currently available. That work was done by three researchers and three structural engineers practicing in New Hampshire. While methods of analysis varied, the results were comparable and the feedback received was quite valuable. Researchers and engineers established an elevation correction factor to transfer snow load answers to other elevations in each town. They did not do case studies for the 102 towns in New Hampshire where mapped values are available. Those case studies are now planned, with hopes that case studies will improve snow load design criteria. It is suggested that similar studies be conducted for other places in the United States.
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Availability:
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Corporate Authors:
AA Balkema
P.O. Box 1675
Rotterdam, Netherlands BR-3000 -
Authors:
- Tobiasson, W
- Buska, J
- Greatorex, A
- Tirey, J
- FISHER, J
- Johnson, S
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Conference:
- Snow Engineering: Recent Advances and Developments. Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Snow Engineering.
- Location: Trondheim, Norway
- Date: 2000-6-19 to 2000-6-21
- Publication Date: 2000
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 313-321
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Case studies; Design load; Design standards; Research projects; Snow; Snow cover; Structural engineering; Terrain
- Geographic Terms: New Hampshire; United States
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; Research; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00803954
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 9058091481
- Contract Numbers: 06555167, ATM92-20009
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Dec 6 2001 12:00AM