Viewpoint: Snow loading: what next?

Author: Alastair Hughes and Stewart Macartney

Date published

17 November 2025

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Viewpoint: Snow loading: what next?

The Structural Engineer

Author

Alastair Hughes and Stewart Macartney

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 103, Issue 11, 2025, Page(s) 62-65

https://doi.org/10.56330/BHAY9109

Date published

17 November 2025

Author

Alastair Hughes and Stewart Macartney

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 103, Issue 11, 2025, Page(s) 62-65

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56330/BHAY9109

Price

Standard: £9.95 + VAT
Members/Subscribers: Free

As the UK awaits a new National Annex to the second-generation EN 1991-1-3, Alastair Hughes and Stewart Macartney make a case for considering some important changes to the way snow is treated and argue for user-friendly, zoomable snow maps allowing local conditions to be factored into designs.

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