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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-23-3509-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-23-3509-2023
Research article
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20 Nov 2023
Research article |  | 20 Nov 2023

Back analysis of a building collapse under snow and rain loads in a Mediterranean area

Isabelle Ousset, Guillaume Evin, Damien Raynaud, and Thierry Faug

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This paper deals with an exceptional snow and rain event in a Mediterranean region of France which is usually not prone to heavy snowfall and its consequences on a particular building that collapsed completely. Independent analyses of the meteorological episode are carried out, and the response of the building to different snow and rain loads is confronted to identify the main critical factors that led to the collapse.
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