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Cryospheric Mechanics: Snow Creep, Ice Dam Hydrostatics, and Eave Membrane Defense in High-Altitude Himalayan and Highland Belts

• September 28, 2026
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In sub-zero alpine belts—such as Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and the highest reaches of the Nilgiris and Western Ghats during extreme winter incursions—steep-slope roofing physics encounters an aggressive phase change: frozen precipitation. When rain turns to heavy snow, the structural demands on a roof envelope shift from transient water shedding to long-term static dead-load resistance, …