Download | - View final version: Deep snow at Mt. Washington, Vancouver Island: implications for the NBC (PDF, 1.6 MiB)
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DOI | Resolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.4224/20337935 |
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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, Technical Report |
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Physical description | 45 p. |
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Subject | Codes & guides |
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Abstract | This paper presents results of the 1980-1992 survey of snow loads and densities on roofs in the deep snow areas of Mount Washington near Comox/Courtenay, Vancouver Island, British Columbia At the ski village, as calculated from survey data, the 30-year return ground snow load is about 21 kP'a (435 psf at 1175 metres above sea-level. Recommendations are made for the design of buildings at Mt. Washington and the management of heavy snow on roofs. |
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Publication date | 1996-09-30 |
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Publisher | National Research Council of Canada |
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Language | English |
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Peer reviewed | No |
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NRC number | NRC-IRC-7266 |
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NPARC number | 20337935 |
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Record identifier | a165ba7e-6aaa-4668-b77b-5993e3f82198 |
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Record created | 2012-07-19 |
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Record modified | 2022-11-17 |
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