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Snow

This type of load report shows the values of snow load for the selected type of structure. Both characteristic and design (in brackets) values of the load are calculated according to the specified snow region and other inputs. The parameters of the snow load has to be specified in the window "Edit snow load", that appears automatically after addition of the new load report. Resulting values are displayed in kN/m2. Conversion to the linear or point load may be done with the help of localization.

Following buttons are available in the toolbar on the right side of the tree menu:

Report

  • The snow parameters and load description may be changed in the window "Edit snow load" with the help of this button.

Localize

  • The basic load values in the active load report may be recalculated into linear or point load with the help of this button. The recalculation is done according to the specified loading width or loading area. Resulting values are displayed in kN/m or kN. Localization type and the needed parameters has to be specified in the window "Load localization".

The calculations are described in the chapter "Snow load".

Toolbar for load report edit

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