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1106.6 Size of roof gutters. The size of semicircular gutters shall be based on the maximum projected roof area in accordance with Table 1106.6.

TABLE 1106.6 SIZE OF SEMICIRCULAR ROOF GUTTERS


DIAMETER OF GUTTERS
(inches)

HORIZONTALLY PROJECTED ROOF AREA (square feet)
Rainfall rate (inches per hour)
1
2
3
4
5
6
1/16 unit vertical in 12 units horizontal (0.5-percent slope)
3
4
5
6
7
8
10
680
1,440
2,500
3,840
5,520
7,960
14,400
340
720
1,250
1,920
2,760
3,980
7,200
226
480
834
1,280
1,840
2,655
4,800
170
360
625
960
1,380
1,990
3,600
136
288
500
768
1,100
1,590
2,880
113
240
416
640
918
1,325
2,400
1/8 unit vertical 12 units horizontal (1-percent slope)
3
4
5
6
7
8
10
960
2,040
3,520
5,440
7,800
11,200
20,400
480
1,020
1,760
2,720
3,900
5,600
10,200
320
681
1,172
1,815
2,600
3,740
6,800
240
510
880
1,360
1,950
2,800
5,100
192
408
704
1,085
1,560
2,240
4,080
160
340
587
905
1,300
1,870
3,400
1/4 unit vertical in 12 units horizontal (2-percent slope)
3
4
5
6
7
8
10
1,360
2,880
5,000
7,680
11,040
15,920
28,800
680
1,440
2,500
3,840
5,520
7,960
14,400
454
960
1,668
2,560
3,860
5,310
9,600
340
720
1,250
1,920
2,760
3,980
7,200
272
576
1,000
1,536
2,205
3,180
5,750
226
480
834
1,280
1,840
2,655
4,800
1/2 unit vertical in 12 units horizontal (4-percent slope)
3
4
5
6
7
8
10
1,920
4,080
7,080
11,080
15,600
22,400
40,000
960
2,040
3,540
5,540
7,800
11,200
20,000
640
1,360
2,360
3,695
5,200
7,460
13,330
480
1,020
1,770
2,770
3,900
5,600
10,000
384
816
1,415
2,220
3,120
4,480
8,000
320
680
1,180
1,850
2,600
3,730
6,660


For SI: 1 inch = 25.4 mm, 1 square foot = 0.0929 m2.