snow load

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snow load (plural snow loads)

  1. (roofing) The live load due to the weight of snow on a structure, such as a roof; included in the design calculations.
    • 1960 May, “Talking of Trains: The new Kingsferry Bridge”, in Trains Illustrated, page 265:
      Four 110-ton counterweights, one in each tower, make this feat possible by reducing the effective weight to be lifted to some 25 tons; but an additional 20 tons (a very heavy snow load) can be lifted if necessary.

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