 | Dennis Hart Mahan - Civil engineering - 1873 - 560 pages
...from the roof trusses. 691. The Weight of Snow. Freshly fallen snow weighs from five to twelve Ibs. per cubic foot, although snow which is saturated with water weighs much more. Some say that snow is equivalent to from -fa to £ of its depth in water, while others say that it... | |
 | Dennis Hart Mahan - Civil engineering - 1877 - 642 pages
...from the roof trusses. 691. The Weight of Snow. Freshly fallen snow weighs from five to twelve Ibs. per cubic foot, although snow which is saturated with water weighs much more. Some say that snow is equivalent to from -fa to -J- of its depth in water, while othei's say that it... | |
 | De Volson Wood - Bridges - 1893 - 294 pages
...special notice. KM. — THE WEIGHT OF SNOW. — Freshly fallen snow weighs from five to twelve Ibs. per cubic foot, although snow which is saturated with...Michigan. Some say that snow is equivalent to from -jJj,- to -J- of its depth in water, while others say that it may be equivalent to J its depth of water.... | |
 | Edward Albert Bowser - Strains and stresses - 1898 - 212 pages
...Ibs. per square foot of horizontal projection. The weight of new snow varies from 5 Ibs. to 12 Ibs. per cubic foot, although snow which is saturated with water weighs much more. The snow load need not be considered when the inclination of the roof to the horizontal is 60° or... | |
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Some say that snow is equivalent to from -jJj,- to -J- of its depth in water, while others say that it may be equivalent to J its depth of water. European engineers consider that six Ibs. per square foot is sufficient for snow, and eight Ibs. for the... 