Returns the ground snow load for any location within the lower 48 contiguous United States based on values provided in the 2018 International Building Code. Some local amendments are considered. For information on how the ground snow loads are determined, please reference the IBC 2018 Snow Load Queries page.

Inputs

Number Name Object Type Description Optional
1 Latitude System.Double Latitude of the location. No
2 Longitude System.Double Longitude of the location. No
3 Elevation System.Double Elevation of the location, in the model unit system. No
4 Display System System.Boolean Whether to output results in the display unit system. If false, outputs in the model unit system. Defaults to false. Yes

Outputs

Number Name Object Type Description
1 Ground Snow System.Double The ground snow load.
2 Units System.String The units of the ground snow load.

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