top | item 30198771 (no title) OxO4 | 4 years ago Not defending the other design choices, but there are places in snowy mountain areas where (almost) flat roofs are common [0].[0] https://www.davos.ch/en/information/portrait-image/storybook... discuss order hn newest bduerst|4 years ago Seems like the flat roofs in Davos were a conscious decision to safeguard against avalanches. bogomipz|4 years ago From the link: >" In order to guard against dangerous avalanches in snow-covered Davos, the houses were covered with flat roofs."I wish they had detailed how flat roofs guards against an avalanche? What is the logic/physics at work there? load replies (1)
bduerst|4 years ago Seems like the flat roofs in Davos were a conscious decision to safeguard against avalanches. bogomipz|4 years ago From the link: >" In order to guard against dangerous avalanches in snow-covered Davos, the houses were covered with flat roofs."I wish they had detailed how flat roofs guards against an avalanche? What is the logic/physics at work there? load replies (1)
bogomipz|4 years ago From the link: >" In order to guard against dangerous avalanches in snow-covered Davos, the houses were covered with flat roofs."I wish they had detailed how flat roofs guards against an avalanche? What is the logic/physics at work there? load replies (1)
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bogomipz|4 years ago
I wish they had detailed how flat roofs guards against an avalanche? What is the logic/physics at work there?