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Noun Concept

Categories: Building defects, Roofs, Water ice

ice dam Ice apron

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 freezing there. Wikipedia

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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 freezing there. Wikipedia

ice build-up on the eaves of sloped roofs of heated buildings Wikidata

A mass of ice formed at the transition from a warm to a cold roof surface, frequently formed by refreezing meltwater at the overhang of a steep roof, causing ice and water to back up under roofing materials. Wiktionary

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engineering process

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Ice dam

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icicle

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