Heavy snow failures
Submitted by Armida on Mon, 02/11/2013 - 13:37
| Title | Heavy snow failures |
| Publication Type | Conference Proceedings |
| Year of Conference | 1987 |
| Authors | Coen, C. C., and Crane D. A. |
| Conference Name | 55th Annual Western Snow Conference |
| Series Title | Proceedings of the 55th Annual Western Snow Conference |
| Date Published | April 1987 |
| Publisher | Western Snow Conference |
| Conference Location | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Keywords | Roof loading, Snow loads |
| Abstract | A pictorial representation of various heavy snow failures. The paper includes various structural types: wood, post-tensioned concrete, and steel. It describes the failure of the Blyth Ice-skating Arena, site of the 1960 Olympics, and many other structures. Wood failures include compression perpendicular, horizontal shear, and bending. Also included are impact failures, ice dam failures, and others. |
| URL | sites/westernsnowconference.org/PDFs/1987Coen.pdf |
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