Michigan Roof Snow Load Map

Figure 1608 2 for any location in the state of michigan.

Michigan roof snow load map.

Schilke civil agricultural engineering montana state university august 1989. This downward imposed load on the home is also known as the snow load. In areas of the state outside of certified local government jurisdictions the design snow load shall be based on the ground snow loads developed in snow loads for structural design in montana authored by f f. The ground snow load p g shall be indicated.

Snow exposure factor c e. 1728 lake michigan dr grand rapids mi design lo general 1 0 recent s midwest steel carports frequently asked ions factory design lo general 1 0. Established in 1989 our company is family owned and operated. If you live in the us our snow load calculator compares the total weight on your roof with the permissible load calculated according to the standards issued by the american society of civil engineers regarding the minimum design loads for buildings and other structures asce7 16.

The minimum design roof snow load. Ground snow load results for traverse city mi 49684. In areas where the ground snow load p g exceeds 10 pounds per square foot psf 0 479 kn m 2 the following additional information shall also be provided regardless of whether snow loads govern the design of the roof. Together owners steven letherer and bernie letherer have over half a century of experience in the truss industry.

The state has amended the snow load requirements of the 2009 ibc figure 1608 2 and the 2009 irc figure r301 2 5 table r301 2 1 and table. The snow load that is applied to our structure is not the ground snow load but in most cases the flat roof snow load. Use our michigan ground snow loads map to easily determine the ground snow load 2009 michigan building code. The north zone middle zone and the south zone are identified on the roof load zone map above.

You can click on the map below to find the design ground snow load for that location. Michigan roof snow load map. Michigan snow load map chartbeat. In our case let s assume that our structure has a flat roof roof slope 5.

The flat roof snow load is calculated using formula 7 3 1. On september 3 2019 by jaka santuy. Flat roof snow load p f. Snow load importance.