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What is the equation for calculating snow loads in Eagle County?

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What is the equation for calculating snow loads in Eagle County?

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Equation for calculating snow loads in Eagle County (from the Snow Load Design Data publication prepared by the Structural Engineers Association of Colorado amended 1990) S= Design roof snow load in pounds per square foot K=4 in all areas of Eagle County, except Tennessee Pass use 6 S= 32 (A-K/2)² A=Altitude in thousands of feet (site elevation divided by 1000) K+12 Example: The site elevation is 7500 ft, value of K is 4