The book starts by setting out the duties of a building pathologist in the context of the modern roofing industry, defining failure and explaining its underlying causes. The main chapters then deal

Roofing Failures

The book starts by setting out the duties of a building pathologist in the context of the modern roofing industry, defining failure and explaining its underlying causes. The main chapters then deal with the main specific types of failure: fire, shrinkage and roofing systems displacement, calendar shrinkage, foam insulation shrinkage and 'stretched' membranes, plasticizer migration, bitumen incompatibility, built-up roofing felt porosity, blistering, thermal insulation instability, foam insulation problems, torch applications, polymer dispersion, asphalt-glass fibre shingle splitting, lack of appropriate venting, problems with cool roofing and problems with organic fibre-portland cement shingles. The book concludes with an outline of the principal rules for long service life roofing.
Country USA
Brand Routledge
Manufacturer Routledge
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 40 line figures, 3 b&w photographs, inde
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780415299251
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Routledge
Manufacturer	Routledge
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	40 line figures, 3 b&w photographs, inde
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780415299251
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Roofing Failures