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Reliability-Based Design Snow Loads. I: Site-Specific Probability Models for Ground Snow Loads

Journal of Structural Engineering, 2017
AbstractThis paper describes a new method for fitting probability distributions for modeling annual maximum ground snow loads for use in structural design.
Bruce R. Ellingwood, Abbie Boggiano Liel
exaly   +2 more sources

Reliability of steel roof structures under snow loads

Structural Safety, 2015
Abstract The collapse of roof structures under extreme snow loads can harm building occupants, leave building owners burdened by costs of repairs, and lead to loss of income, equipment or merchandise. This study investigates the reliability of two types of steel roofs: those supported by open web steel joists, and those supported by wide-flange steel
Abbie Boggiano Liel
exaly   +2 more sources

Reliability analysis of a large curved-roof structure considering wind and snow coupled effects

Disaster Prevention and Resilience, 2022
Ensuring the safety of large curved-roof structures subjected to blizzards in cold regions remains challenging. This paper assesses the reliability of a large curved-roof structure considering the coupled effects of wind and snow. To this end, a two-way coupled simulation considering the interaction between snow particles and turbulent wind is first ...
Yongbo Peng
exaly   +2 more sources

Snow reliability and climate elasticity: case of a Slovak ski resort

Tourism Review, 2015
Purpose – The aim of this paper is to present the relationship between climate and tourism development data as an example of an emerging winter and ski tourism destination in Slovakia. Design/methodology/approach – The method aims to discover the relationship ...
Oğuzhan Özçelebi, Jana Kučerová
exaly   +2 more sources

Research on reliability of steel roof structures subjected to snow loads at representative sites in China

Cold Regions Science and Technology, 2018
Abstract An appropriate probabilistic description of snow loads is important in reliability analysis. Probability distributions for annual maximum ground snow loads are studied in detail in this paper based on the samples of snow loads on the ground, which are simulated by a snowmelt model.
Xuanyi Zhou
exaly   +2 more sources

Reliability of Steel Truss Roof Systems Under Variable Snow Load Profiles

International Journal of Steel Structures, 2020
The probabilistic safety analysis of steel truss roof systems under variable snow load profiles is investigated. The roofs of structures such as industrial buildings or sports halls, which require wide areas, are frequently subjected to unexpectedly high loads.
Seyit Ceribasi
exaly   +3 more sources

Optimising Monitoring: Standards, Reliability Basis and Application to Assessment of Roof Snow Load Risks

Structural Engineering International: Journal of the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE), 2018
This paper addresses the optimisation of monitoring and decision-making criteria regarding the future use of structures.
Dimitris Diamantidis, Miroslav Sýkora
exaly   +2 more sources

Reliability-based assessment of roofs in Japan subjected to extreme snows: incorporation of site-specific data

Engineering Structures, 2005
Abstract Performance-based engineering is a new paradigm in structural design for natural hazards. In this paper, the authors explore the problem of estimating regional variations in fractiles of snow load used for design purposes from a limited number of discrete observing stations. The reliability implications of such estimates are examined for the
Bruce R. Ellingwood, Toru Takahashi
exaly   +2 more sources

Reliability of sampling designs for spatial snow surveys

Computers & Geosciences, 2007
Spatial patterns are an inherent property of most naturally occurring materials at a large range of scales. To describe spatial patterns in the field, several observations are made according to a certain sampling design. The spatial structure can be described by the semivariogram range, and nugget and sill variances. We test how reliably seven sampling
Kalle Kronholm, Karl W. Birkeland
openaire   +2 more sources

Buckling and Reliability Analysis of Single Layer Grid Dome with Diagonal Brace Under Snow Load

Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures, 2017
Shiro Kato
exaly   +2 more sources