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"Guide to Protecting Your Roof From a Show-Related Failure"
Author: Brown, Gary W., P.E.
Published In: Facilities Manager
Date: November/December 2003

Discusses building codes related to snow load design; roof snow load determination factors, such as thermal factor and snow exposure factor; steps for protecting buildings from harmful snow loads; and warning signs of potential snow-related roof failure. Recommends going beyond model building codes in protecting roofs from potential failure.

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