抄録
This study was conducted on the removal of snow from suspended membrane structures.
This study was undertaken to develop an effective method of snow removal for a light space of membrane structure in regions subject to heavy snowfall.
We tested the snow-slip method in an area of heavy snowfall.
One of our tests involved the use of membrane pannels.
Another test used an arched model of suspended membrane structure.
Our test results are summarized below:
(1) Snow froze on membrane. When the temperature rose to nearly 0°C, the snow melted and slipped off.
(2) On the arched model of suspended membrane structure the snow did. not slip off easily even when snow on the roof melted sufficiently to slip off.
This was attribyted to two points.
(I) Good-balance between the right and left sides of the snow on the roof
(II) Power connecting each snowflake
This problem was solved by cutting the snow off at the top of the roof.
