SNOW LOAD ON BUILDINGS IN ITALY
The Eurocode 1 - Actions on structures - Snow loads has been converted from an ENV experimental standard into a EN regulation, following a review work that has assimilated the notes officially sent to the CEN by member countries, while taking into account the important results achieved within a scientific research work funded by the DGIII - D3 European Commission and carried out by eight European institutions.
This paper illustrates the main results of the research concerning the Italian territory, while proposing an alternative snow load standard to that included in the new national regulations, recently updated with the Ministerial Decree 14/9/2005. |