An inch of water depth weighs 5 2 lbs.
Psf roof load shed roof.
Many factors influence how a system responds to loading.
However if the attic is intended for storage the attic live load or some portion should also be considered for the design of.
2attic loads may be included in the floor live load but a 10 psf attic load is typically used only to size ceiling joists adequately for access purposes.
Arch 331 note set 13 1 s2014abn 5 location 2uniform load psf kn m roofs ordinary flat pitched and curved roofs roofs used for roof gardens.
On a roof with a slope greater than 4 to 12 the live load limit is typically adjusted downward from 20 psf to 15 psf to allow for the relatively greater dead load on the steeper roof.
As shown in the technical drawing below the reeds ferry standard roof has a load capacity rated at 110 pounds psf more than the highest code requirement.
Factors that influence.
Per horizontal square foot is expected to support nearly 12 inches of wet heavy snow.
All loads are listed as pounds per square foot of horizontal projection footprint area.
It is measured in pounds per square foot psf.
The density of snow and hence its load per square foot depends on the type of snow.
Thus a roof designed to carry a snow load of 20 lbs.
See figure 1 headers.
For example fresh snow is soft fluffy and light.
On the other hand snow that stayed on your roof for a few days will settle and while it seems that the cover gets thinner its weight doesn t change it s just the density that is different.
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To figure out the load on your roof take the depth of snow in feet and multiply it by the weight of a cubic foot of snow.
For example appendix a indicates that one type of clay tile roof system has a live load value of 20 psf and a dead load value of 15 psf.
If the snow weighs 10 pounds per cubic foot and there are 1 5 feet on the roof each square foot of the roof is getting 15 pounds of pressure.