AN EVALUATION METHOD OF A SNOW LOAD FOR MEMBRANE ROOF STRUCTURES

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Publication year 1995
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Title AN EVALUATION METHOD OF A SNOW LOAD FOR MEMBRANE ROOF STRUCTURES
Author Tatsuya Kotake,Toshiyuki Ito,Tsukasa Tomabechi
Summary A membrane roof structure with the retractable mechanism is built in Komatsu, Ishikawa prefecture currently. Komatsu is situated on a heavy snowy area, and the value for return period is 153cm for 50 years and is 175cm for 100 years. So the evaluation method of the snow load on the membrane roof and the method to control snow sliding on the roof are the main theme. This paper deals with the evaluation method of the snow load on the membrane roof, the field experiment,and the measure against the snow on the plan.