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ASCE Design Snow Loads for Ground Mounted Solar Panels, 2025
- Design Snow Loads for Ground Mounted Solar Panels
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Chapter 1: Introduction [Go to Page]
- 1.1 Terminology [Go to Page]
- 1.1.1 Terms
- 1.1.2 Symbols and Abbreviations
- 1.2 Prior Snow Load Guidance
- 1.3 Intent and Typical Geometry
- 1.4 Ground Mounted Solar Panel Arrays versus Building Roofs
- 1.5 Building Roof Related Snow Loads
- 1.6 Ground Mounted Solar Panel Related Snow Loads
- 1.7 Example Problems
- Chapter 2: Service Life Factor [Go to Page]
- 2.1 Exceedance Probability
- 2.2 Example Problems
- Chapter 3: Temporary Load [Go to Page]
- 3.1 Energy Ratio
- 3.2 Tail Region Approach
- 3.3 Gumbel Distribution Approach
- 3.4 Example Problems
- Chapter 4: Exposure Factor Ce [Go to Page]
- 4.1 Ground Mounted Solar Panels
- 4.2 Fixed Tilt: Flat Ground and No Trees
- 4.3 Fixed Tilt: Flat Ground with Trees
- 4.4 Fixed Tilt: Sloped Ground
- 4.5 Single Axis Trackers
- 4.6 Example Problems
- Chapter 5: Thermal Factor Ct [Go to Page]
- 5.1 Ground Mounted Solar Panels
- Chapter 6: Slope Factor [Go to Page]
- 6.1 Roof Mounted Solar Panels
- 6.2 Ground Mounted Solar Panels
- 6.3 Example Problems
- Chapter 7: Partial Loading [Go to Page]
- 7.1 Roof Mounted Solar Panels
- 7.2 Ground Mounted Solar Panels
- 7.3 Example Problems
- Chapter 8: Influence of the Leading Edge Height [Go to Page]
- 8.1 Snow Density
- 8.2 Completely Obstructed Leading Edge Height LEHco
- 8.3 Unobstructed Leading Edge Height LEHu
- 8.4 Partially Obstructed Leading Edge
- 8.5 Example Problems
- Chapter 9: Design Examples [Go to Page]
- 9.1 Design Example 1: Fixed Tilt-Variable Leading Edge Height [Go to Page]
- 9.1.1 Service Life, Exposure, Thermal, Sliding, and Importance Factors
- 9.1.2 Balanced, Minimum, and Temporary Loads
- 9.2 Design Example 2: Fixed Tilt-Variable Ground Snow Load [Go to Page]
- 9.2.1 Service Life, Exposure, Thermal, Sliding, and Importance Factors
- 9.2.2 Balanced, Minimum, and Temporary Load
- 9.3 Design Example 3: SAT-Stowing Flat [Go to Page]
- 9.3.1 Service Life, Exposure, Thermal, Sliding, and Importance Factors
- 9.3.2 Balanced, Minimum, and Temporary Loads
- 9.4 Design Example 4: SAT Stowing at Maximum Angle [Go to Page]
- 9.4.1 Ground Mounted Solar Panel Snow Load
- Index
- About the Authors [Go to Page]
