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How are roof loads computed and transferred on the walls?

April 26, 2017computed loads roof transferred walls

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How are roof loads computed and transferred on the walls?

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The roof loads are computed from the enclosed roof area, multiplied by a factor c=Roof Load Coefficient, (this can be changed by clicking at the yellow pad the line Structure loads/Roof). The total roof load is distributed to the carrying walls in proportion to their length.