This is due to the lack of snow load on a standing stem.

It is not designed to withstand snow loads of a Chicago winter.

They do have weak branches though, which are often damaged by heavy snow loads.

As a result, the lodge structure was required to carry an extremely heavy snow load for up to eight months every year.

During which the wings of Ginny's new greenhouse came down under the snow load.

Even on a clear day, wind can quickly shift the snow load on a slope.

The tree that lost its snow load popped upright like a bent spring released.

In 1953, the packing shed roof collapsed under a heavy winter snow load.

To compensate against wind force and snow load, the structure's inflation is adjusted accordingly.

The present monitor has been modified from the original cap structure, which did not cope well with the heavy snow loads at the site.

"There are no snow loads on the stadium.

Because the attic is not used, the roof pitch can be quite shallow, constrained only by snow load considerations.

"Be sure you've chosen the kind that's capable of withstanding the maximum snow load for the area and the most severe wind conditions," he said.

It includes considerations for lean, bend, wind, branches, obstacles, snow load and tree damage.

Radiant heating is also used on roofs to eliminate heavy snow loads that can cause structural damage.

The design of all structures and buildings use the ground snow load to some extent by professional engineers and designers.

The low concrete building with stone veneer cladding was built to withstand very heavy snow loads.

They resist the out-thrust of a triangle that's trying to flatten under the roof's own weight or snow load.

Sara Snow loads on the tips for doing the dishes in this video from Discovery Health.

A system of cables anchored to the hillside resists the downhill pressure of the snow load.

In Mediterranean climates with lower snow loads, high roof pitches look out-of-place, making hip roofs impractical.

Although the structure's central support columns remained standing, the supporting iron struts and ties of the destroyed roofing sections failed under the snow load.

Wernigerode has a snow load class of 3 according to the German industrial standard, DIN 1055.

These advantages of the gablet roofline offset the additional framing complexity (which is minor in areas that have low snow loads anyway).

Closer to the Equator, the snow load becomes less of a factor and snow may or may not be the governing factor.