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

Authors :: Bruce R. Ellingwood
James R. Harris
D. Jared DeBock
Abbie B. Liel
Jeannette M. Torrents
Source :: Journal of Structural Engineering. 143
Publication Year :: 2017
Publisher :: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2017.
Abstract: This paper describes a new method for fitting probability distributions for modeling annual maximum ground snow loads for use in structural design. These probability models are intended for...

Subjects :: Structural safety
business.industry
Computer science
Mechanical Engineering
0208 environmental biotechnology
020101 civil engineering
02 engineering and technology
Building and Construction
Structural engineering
Snow
020801 environmental engineering
0201 civil engineering
Mechanics of Materials
Probability distribution
General Materials Science
business
Reliability (statistics)
Civil and Structural Engineering
Reliability based design

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