Sentence 4.1.6.2.(9)

  1. OS2
  2. OP2

Objective

OP2 Structural Sufficiency of the Building

Attribution

Intent

Intent 1:

To limit the probability that the value of the accumulation factor for the non-uniform snow case for roof shapes not explicitly addressed in the Subsection will not be based on an acceptable methodology, which could lead to the roof being designed for less than the maximum expected accumulation of snow on local areas of the roof, which could lead to the excessive deformation of, or excessive stress in, structural elements, which could lead to damage to the building.

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