Revised Standard from Last Update.

1. SCOPE

This standard (Part 4) deals with snow loads on roofs of buildings and structures. Roofs should be designed for the actual load due to snow or for the imposed loads specified in IS 875 (Part 2), whichever is more severe.

NOTE - Mountainous regions in northern and eastern parts of India are subjected to snow-fall. In northern India, parts of union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (J & K), union territory of Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and in eastern India, parts of Arunachal and Sikkim experience snow-fall ofvarying depths two to three times in a year.

2. REFERENCES

The following standard contains provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision, and parties to agreements based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the standards indicated below:

875 (Part 2) : 1987 Code of practice for design loads (other than earthquake) for buildings and structures: Part 2 Imposed loads (second revision)