Zhou, Xuanyi; Li, Jialiang; Gu, Ming; Sun, Lulu - In: Natural Hazards 77 (2015) 1, pp. 39-65
In cold regions, the accurate evaluation of sliding snow loads on roofs is important in structure design. Hence, this study develops a new method to simulate sliding snow loads on sloped roofs. First, the positive energy absorbed by snowpacks on sloped roofs is regarded as a key indicator of...