Snow risk management for a building in snowy regions

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The author defines snow problem as snow risk on building at an annual event and a rare disaster with snowfalls. The aim of this study is to systematize snow risk management composed of a risk evaluation by using the quantification snow risk based on the probability of snow damage on the buildings. In this study, characteristics of snow problems in heavy snowfall regions were obtained by a questionnaire survey. Especially, in Hokkaido, snow problems on the ground and caused by drifting snow could be a great risk of the building. Discriminant analysis for causing snow damage was examined and the risk evaluation by using loss expectation also was conducted. The flow diagram of snow risk management for a building has been proposed.