An ice dam is an ice build-up on the eaves of sloped roofs of heated buildings that results from melting snow under a snow pack reaching the eave and...
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Ice dam may refer to: An ice jam on a river glacier blocking an unfrozen river, creating a proglacial lake Ice formation on the eave of a roof This disambiguation...
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as the formation of ice dams around the overhanging eaves in cold weather, causing water from melted snow on upper parts of the roof to penetrate the roofing...
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Snow guard (redirect from Ice guard)
(non-highway type) Snow rail Snow pads Snow dogs Snow guard bracket Ice dam (roof) Hjorth-Hansen, Erik (2000). Snow Engineering : Recent Advances and...
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even from wind driven rain and snow and ice dams in cold climates. At the ridge the shingles on one side of the roof simply extend past the ridge or there...
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Domestic roof construction is the framing and roof covering which is found on most detached houses in cold and temperate climates. Such roofs are built...
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Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona. Constructed...
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of ice socks include cold weather sock products to offer feet protection against cold weather, as well as ice melt socks to prevent ice dams on roofs.[citation...
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Snow (category Water ice)
– Roofs must also be designed to avoid ice dams, which result from meltwater running under the snow on the roof and freezing at the eave. Ice dams on...
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stalagmite-like structures on the ground. On sloped roofs, buildup of ice can produce an ice dam, which stops melt water from draining properly and potentially...
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19, 2005. In the episode, Stan and Cartman accidentally destroy a beaver dam, which causes a catastrophic flood in the nearby town of Beaverton. To avoid...
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Sayano-Shushenskaya power station accident (redirect from Russia dam accident)
a turbine in the hydroelectric power station of the Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam near Sayanogorsk in Russia failed catastrophically, killing 75 people and...
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balcony and on the roof of the Groote Club and started firing into the crowd with machine guns. Large-scale panic broke out on Dam square and most of...
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Icicle (category Bodies of ice)
occupants of the structure. Icicles on roofs can also be associated with ice dams, which can cause water damage as the water penetrates below the shingles...
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Rapidan Dam is a concrete gravity dam located on the Blue Earth River in Rapidan Township southwest of Mankato, Minnesota in the United States. The dam was...
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bridges, dams, and radio masts/towers. Structural integrity and failure List of aircraft structural failures List of bridge failures List of dam failures...
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Bituminous waterproofing (redirect from Roof felt)
penetrates the roof covering from an ordinary leak, a leak from wind-driven rain or snow, wind damage to the roof covering, or ice dams. However, the application...
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Hovet (category Ice hockey venues in Sweden)
however a roof was added in 1962, and the arena interior has also been a subject to major renovation in 2002. The arena's main tenants are ice hockey clubs...
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to prevent ice-dams on the roof and leaks that they cause. In hot climates, ventilation reduces cooling loads. Sometimes an insulated roof with an internal...
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Lure were ordered to evacuate as its dam was overtopped by water and imminent failure was expected. Lake Lure Dam was later evaluated, and no imminent...
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of ice through the roofs of the warehouses. Later improvements to loading included the use of lift systems to raise the blocks of ice to the top of the...
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Snow removal (redirect from Ice melt)
buildings may melt snow and ice with electric heating elements buried in the pavement, or even on a roof to prevent ice dams on the shingles, or to keep...
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of snow, ice, mud and rock are locally termed huaycos.: 426 The northwest side of Huascarán has been called "one of the most unstable ice-covered areas...
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Guelph Lake (section Dam and power generation)
generating facility at the dam which produces 100 kilowatts (KW) of power. Hillside Festival – Official Website "Stay off the ice at Guelph Lake". GRCA website...
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feet (45 m). The lake was held back by an ice dam of the remaining glacier. The eventual bursting of the ice dam unleashed a catastrophic flood, dropping...
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dynamic rope is used. Anchors: Usually constructed from trees, boulders, ice or rock features, using webbing/cordelette, or rock climbing equipment. Some...
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wealthy, having finally hit a big gold strike, and a donation to pay for a new roof for the church makes him popular in town. He also gets along well with James...
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Indus River (redirect from Dams on the Indus River)
two main dams, the Mangla Dam built on the Jhelum River and the Tarbela Dam constructed on the Indus River, together with their subsidiary dams. The Pakistan...
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out along the underbody rather than over the bonnet, a longer front air dam to help increase downforce, an L-shaped flap on the upper corner of each...
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