@article{a9c164c8-9282-4089-91e9-5430c1d5f70f, author = {Grzegorz Kimbar}, title = {Dynamics of snow melting on tents during possibly threatening precipitation}, journal = {Czasopismo Techniczne}, volume = {2015}, number = {Budownictwo Zeszyt 2-B (12) 2015}, year = {2015}, issn = {0011-4561}, pages = {433-440},keywords = {snow load; tents; safety}, abstract = {Lightweight tent structures are allowed under European codes to be designed for reduced snow load if the interior of a tent is appropriately heated. The dependence of the resultant snow load on snowfall rate is considered in this paper for such cases. A simple thermodynamic model of the heat flux is derived. Numerical simulation reveals the occurrence of a precipitation rate threshold value above which safety measure provided by heating becomes ineffective.}, doi = {10.4467/2353737XCT.15.148.4185}, url = {https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/czasopismo-techniczne/artykul/dynamics-of-snow-melting-on-tents-during-possibly-threatening-precipitation} }