## Location in Objects Pane

• Models > Model > Hazard > Snow > Simple Snow Load

## Model Description

### Model Form

\eqalign{ & d = {{{d_p}} \over 2} \cdot \left( {1 + \sin \left( {2\pi \cdot {{t - {m_s}} \over {{m_e} - {m_s}}} - {\pi \over 2}} \right)} \right) \cdot \varepsilon \cr & q = \rho \cdot d \cr}
• For further information on this model, refer to Mahsuli, M., Haukaas, T. (2013).

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## Properties

### Object Name

• Name of the object in Rt
• Allowable characters are upper-case and lower-case letters, numbers, and underscore (“_”).
• The name is unique and case-sensitive.

### Display Output

• Determines whether the model is allowed to print messages to the Output Pane.

### Maximum Depth

• $${d_p}$$ = Peak seasonal snow depth

### Start Month

• $${m_s}$$ = End month of the snow season (given as a real number)

### End Month

• $${m_e}$$ = End month of the snow season (given as a real number)

### Density

• $${\rho}$$ = Snow density

### Time

• $${t}$$ = Current time, typically a Time parameter

### Epsilon

• $${\varepsilon}$$ = Model error

## Output

• $${d}$$ = Snow depth
• $${q}$$ = Snow load per unit area
• The output is an automatically generated generic response object, which takes the object name of the model plus “Response”.