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ASCE710S
ASCE710S
Program Description:
"ASCE710S" is a spreadsheet program written in MS-Excel for the purpose of flat roof snow loading analysis for
buildings and structures per the ASCE 7-10 Code. Specifically, coefficients and related and required parameters
are selected or calculated in order to compute the net design snow loads, including snow drift due on lower roofs
and rain-on-snow surcharge.
This program is a workbook consisting of three (3) worksheets, described as follows:
Worksheet Name
Description
Doc
Snow Load
Snow Map
ROGRAM
"ASCE710S.xls" Program
Version 1.1
psf
ft.
ft.
ft.
ft.
in./ft.
Results:
Roof Angle, =
Importance Factor, Is =
Snow Density, =
Flat Roof Snow Load, pf =
*Min. Roof Snow Load, pm =
0.0000
1.10
19.20
36.96
22.00
1.93
2.08
3.81
3.43
3.81
1.08
27.94
2.08
16.60
16.60
39.84
0.00
0.00
36.96
76.80
deg.
pcf
psf
psf
ft.
ft.
ft.
ft.
ft.
ft.
ft.
ft.
ft.
psf
psf
psf
psf
psf
= ATAN(S/12)
Table 1.5-2, page 5
= 0.13*pg+14 <= 30 (Eqn. 7.7-1, page 33)
pf = 0.7*Ce*Ct*Is*pg (Eqn. 7.3-1, page 29)
pm = pg*Is for pg <= 20 , pm = 20*Is for pg > 20
II
III
IV
Monoslope
Gable
Hip
hdL =
hdw =
hd(max) =
Ratio: hc/hb =
w=
hd =
w(max) =
w(use) =
pd =
pde =
prs =
pf(bal) =
p(total) =
Lu=100'
(Length of High Roof)
pd=39.84 psf
hc=2.08'
hd= 2.08'
Surcharge Load
Due to Drifting
ho=4'
Rain-on-Snow Surch.
**
pf=36.96 psf
hb= 1.93'
**Note: Rain-on-snow surcharge
need not be combined with
snow drift for total load.
w(use)=16.6' (drift)
LL=150'
(Length of Low Roof)
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FIGURE 7-1: Ground Snow Loads, pg, for the United States (psf)