Problem 56373. Snow Accumulation and Structural Risks To Residential Properties

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<div style = "text-align: start; line-height: 20.44px; min-height: 0px; white-space: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, monospace; font-style: normal; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none solid rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: normal; "><div style="block-size: 603.375px; display: block; min-width: 0px; padding-block-start: 0px; padding-top: 0px; perspective-origin: 407px 301.688px; transform-origin: 407px 301.688px; vertical-align: baseline; "><div style="block-size: 21px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin-block-end: 9px; margin-block-start: 2px; margin-bottom: 9px; margin-inline-end: 10px; margin-inline-start: 4px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 2px; perspective-origin: 384px 10.5px; text-align: left; transform-origin: 384px 10.5px; white-space: pre-wrap; margin-left: 4px; margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 9px; margin-right: 10px; "><span style="block-size: auto; display: inline; margin-block-end: 0px; margin-block-start: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-inline-end: 0px; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; perspective-origin: 0px 0px; transform-origin: 0px 0px; "><span style="">The density of snow depends on the amount of liquid water it contains:</span></span></div><ul style="block-size: 40.875px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; list-style-type: square; margin-block-end: 20px; margin-block-start: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 10px; perspective-origin: 391px 20.4375px; transform-origin: 391px 20.4375px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; "><li style="block-size: 20.4375px; display: list-item; margin-block-end: 0px; margin-block-start: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-inline-start: 56px; margin-left: 56px; margin-top: 0px; perspective-origin: 363px 10.2125px; text-align: left; transform-origin: 363px 10.2188px; white-space: pre-wrap; margin-left: 56px; "><span style="block-size: auto; display: inline; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-left: 0px; perspective-origin: 0px 0px; transform-origin: 0px 0px; "><span style="">Dry Snow is about 50 kg/m^3</span></span></li><li style="block-size: 20.4375px; display: list-item; margin-block-end: 0px; margin-block-start: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-inline-start: 56px; margin-left: 56px; margin-top: 0px; perspective-origin: 363px 10.2125px; text-align: left; transform-origin: 363px 10.2188px; white-space: pre-wrap; margin-left: 56px; "><span style="block-size: auto; display: inline; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-left: 0px; perspective-origin: 0px 0px; transform-origin: 0px 0px; "><span style="">Wet Snow is about 200 kg/m^3</span></span></li></ul><div style="block-size: 63px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin-block-end: 9px; margin-block-start: 2px; margin-bottom: 9px; margin-inline-end: 10px; margin-inline-start: 4px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 2px; perspective-origin: 384px 31.5px; text-align: left; transform-origin: 384px 31.5px; white-space: pre-wrap; margin-left: 4px; margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 9px; margin-right: 10px; "><span style="block-size: auto; display: inline; margin-block-end: 0px; margin-block-start: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-inline-end: 0px; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; perspective-origin: 0px 0px; transform-origin: 0px 0px; "><span style="">A typical residential property roof becomes stressed at 98.7 kg/m^2 (20 pounds per square foot) and could collapse at about 145 kg/m^2 (30 pounds per square foot) load (weight) before it collapses.  A deck is typically designed (by code) to withstand 195 to 293 kg/m^2 (40 to 60 pounds of snow per square foot).</span></span></div><div style="block-size: 63px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin-block-end: 9px; margin-block-start: 2px; margin-bottom: 9px; margin-inline-end: 10px; margin-inline-start: 4px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 2px; perspective-origin: 384px 31.5px; text-align: left; transform-origin: 384px 31.5px; white-space: pre-wrap; margin-left: 4px; margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 9px; margin-right: 10px; "><span style="block-size: auto; display: inline; margin-block-end: 0px; margin-block-start: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-inline-end: 0px; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; perspective-origin: 0px 0px; transform-origin: 0px 0px; "><span style="">For this script, assume that existing snow cover has the density of wet (saturated) snow and that the recent snowfall (past 24 hours and future precipitation) due to a current, steady snowstorm has the density of dry snow.  Also assume that the snowfall is accumulating completely on the roof/deck structure and none is blown, falls, melts, etc. during the snowstorm. </span></span></div><div style="block-size: 21px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin-block-end: 9px; margin-block-start: 2px; margin-bottom: 9px; margin-inline-end: 10px; margin-inline-start: 4px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 2px; perspective-origin: 384px 10.5px; text-align: left; transform-origin: 384px 10.5px; white-space: pre-wrap; margin-left: 4px; margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 9px; margin-right: 10px; "><span style="block-size: auto; display: inline; margin-block-end: 0px; margin-block-start: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-inline-end: 0px; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; perspective-origin: 0px 0px; transform-origin: 0px 0px; "><span style="">Write a script that has the following input parameters:</span></span></div><ul style="block-size: 61.3125px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; list-style-type: square; margin-block-end: 20px; margin-block-start: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 10px; perspective-origin: 391px 30.65px; transform-origin: 391px 30.6562px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; "><li style="block-size: 20.4375px; display: list-item; margin-block-end: 0px; margin-block-start: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-inline-start: 56px; margin-left: 56px; margin-top: 0px; perspective-origin: 363px 10.2125px; text-align: left; transform-origin: 363px 10.2188px; white-space: pre-wrap; margin-left: 56px; "><span style="block-size: auto; display: inline; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-left: 0px; perspective-origin: 0px 0px; transform-origin: 0px 0px; "><span style="">Depth of old, accumulated, saturated snow that existed on the roof at snowstorm onset in centimeters</span></span></li><li style="block-size: 20.4375px; display: list-item; margin-block-end: 0px; margin-block-start: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-inline-start: 56px; margin-left: 56px; margin-top: 0px; perspective-origin: 363px 10.2125px; text-align: left; transform-origin: 363px 10.2188px; white-space: pre-wrap; margin-left: 56px; "><span style="block-size: auto; display: inline; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-left: 0px; perspective-origin: 0px 0px; transform-origin: 0px 0px; "><span style="">Rate of snowfall accumulation in current storm in cm/hr.</span></span></li><li style="block-size: 20.4375px; display: list-item; margin-block-end: 0px; margin-block-start: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-inline-start: 56px; margin-left: 56px; margin-top: 0px; perspective-origin: 363px 10.2125px; text-align: left; transform-origin: 363px 10.2188px; white-space: pre-wrap; margin-left: 56px; "><span style="block-size: auto; display: inline; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-left: 0px; perspective-origin: 0px 0px; transform-origin: 0px 0px; "><span style="">Duration of the snowstorm in decimal hours</span></span></li></ul><div style="block-size: 21px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin-block-end: 9px; margin-block-start: 2px; margin-bottom: 9px; margin-inline-end: 10px; margin-inline-start: 4px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 2px; perspective-origin: 384px 10.5px; text-align: left; transform-origin: 384px 10.5px; white-space: pre-wrap; margin-left: 4px; margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 9px; margin-right: 10px; "><span style="block-size: auto; display: inline; margin-block-end: 0px; margin-block-start: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-inline-end: 0px; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; perspective-origin: 0px 0px; transform-origin: 0px 0px; "><span style="">And the following output parameters with some nominal hard-wired stress thresholds:</span></span></div><ul style="block-size: 61.3125px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; list-style-type: square; margin-block-end: 20px; margin-block-start: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 10px; perspective-origin: 391px 30.65px; transform-origin: 391px 30.6562px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; "><li style="block-size: 20.4375px; display: list-item; margin-block-end: 0px; margin-block-start: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-inline-start: 56px; margin-left: 56px; margin-top: 0px; perspective-origin: 363px 10.2125px; text-align: left; transform-origin: 363px 10.2188px; white-space: pre-wrap; margin-left: 56px; "><span style="block-size: auto; display: inline; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-left: 0px; perspective-origin: 0px 0px; transform-origin: 0px 0px; "><span style="">Load after the snowstorm in kg/m^2</span></span></li><li style="block-size: 20.4375px; display: list-item; margin-block-end: 0px; margin-block-start: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-inline-start: 56px; margin-left: 56px; margin-top: 0px; perspective-origin: 363px 10.2125px; text-align: left; transform-origin: 363px 10.2188px; white-space: pre-wrap; margin-left: 56px; "><span style="block-size: auto; display: inline; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-left: 0px; perspective-origin: 0px 0px; transform-origin: 0px 0px; "><span style="">Flag of Roof Structural Status: 0=no concern, 1=stressed (&gt; 98 kg/m^2), 2=might collapse (&gt;145 kg/m^2)</span></span></li><li style="block-size: 20.4375px; display: list-item; margin-block-end: 0px; margin-block-start: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-inline-start: 56px; margin-left: 56px; margin-top: 0px; perspective-origin: 363px 10.2125px; text-align: left; transform-origin: 363px 10.2188px; white-space: pre-wrap; margin-left: 56px; "><span style="block-size: auto; display: inline; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-left: 0px; perspective-origin: 0px 0px; transform-origin: 0px 0px; "><span style="">Flag of Deck Structural Status: 0=no concern, 1=stressed (&gt; 195 kg/m^2), 2=might collapse (&gt;293 kg/m^2)</span></span></li></ul><div style="block-size: 21px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; margin-block-end: 9px; margin-block-start: 2px; margin-bottom: 9px; margin-inline-end: 10px; margin-inline-start: 4px; margin-left: 4px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 2px; perspective-origin: 384px 10.5px; text-align: left; transform-origin: 384px 10.5px; white-space: pre-wrap; margin-left: 4px; margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 9px; margin-right: 10px; "><span style="block-size: auto; display: inline; margin-block-end: 0px; margin-block-start: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-inline-end: 0px; margin-inline-start: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; perspective-origin: 0px 0px; transform-origin: 0px 0px; "><span style="">Source:</span></span></div><ul style="block-size: 40.875px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; list-style-type: square; margin-block-end: 20px; margin-block-start: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 10px; perspective-origin: 391px 20.4375px; transform-origin: 391px 20.4375px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; "><li style="block-size: 20.4375px; display: list-item; margin-block-end: 0px; margin-block-start: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-inline-start: 56px; margin-left: 56px; margin-top: 0px; perspective-origin: 363px 10.2125px; text-align: left; transform-origin: 363px 10.2188px; white-space: pre-wrap; margin-left: 56px; "><a target='_blank' href = "https://www.homeserve.com/en-us/blog/home-improvement/roof-snow-load/"><span style=""><span style="">https://www.homeserve.com/en-us/blog/home-improvement/roof-snow-load/</span></span></a></li><li style="block-size: 20.4375px; display: list-item; margin-block-end: 0px; margin-block-start: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-inline-start: 56px; margin-left: 56px; margin-top: 0px; perspective-origin: 363px 10.2125px; text-align: left; transform-origin: 363px 10.2188px; white-space: pre-wrap; margin-left: 56px; "><a target='_blank' href = "https://www.mutualbenefitgroup.com/insurance-101/storm-center/prevent-roof-collapse-on-your-home/"><span style=""><span style="">Prevent Roof Collapse on Your Home</span></span></a></li></ul><div style="block-size: 21px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 21px; 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The density of snow depends on the amount of liquid water it contains:
Dry Snow is about 50 kg/m^3
Wet Snow is about 200 kg/m^3
A typical residential property roof becomes stressed at 98.7 kg/m^2 (20 pounds per square foot) and could collapse at about 145 kg/m^2 (30 pounds per square foot) load (weight) before it collapses.  A deck is typically designed (by code) to withstand 195 to 293 kg/m^2 (40 to 60 pounds of snow per square foot).
For this script, assume that existing snow cover has the density of wet (saturated) snow and that the recent snowfall (past 24 hours and future precipitation) due to a current, steady snowstorm has the density of dry snow.  Also assume that the snowfall is accumulating completely on the roof/deck structure and none is blown, falls, melts, etc. during the snowstorm. 
Write a script that has the following input parameters:
Depth of old, accumulated, saturated snow that existed on the roof at snowstorm onset in centimeters
Rate of snowfall accumulation in current storm in cm/hr.
Duration of the snowstorm in decimal hours
And the following output parameters with some nominal hard-wired stress thresholds:
Load after the snowstorm in kg/m^2
Flag of Roof Structural Status: 0=no concern, 1=stressed (> 98 kg/m^2), 2=might collapse (>145 kg/m^2)
Flag of Deck Structural Status: 0=no concern, 1=stressed (> 195 kg/m^2), 2=might collapse (>293 kg/m^2)
Source:
https://www.homeserve.com/en-us/blog/home-improvement/roof-snow-load/
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