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Roofing failures /

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Roofing failures /

[Book]

Carl G. Cash.

New York :

Spon,

2003.

1 online resource (xviii, 253 pages) :

illustrations

Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-248) and index.

Introduction -- A snapshot of the roofing industry in 2001 -- Low-sloped roofing systems and materials -- Low-sloped roofing systems and materials (continued) -- Structural decks and thermal insulation -- Steep-sloped roofing systems -- Flashing -- What is failure? -- Performance vs. prescriptive specifications -- Case studies -- The case of the leaking book warehouse -- The case of the shattered slates -- The case of the department store's splitting return -- The case of the propriety products -- The case of the splitting membrane -- The case of the unacceptable design advice -- The case of the skilled maintenance man -- The case of the roof over the rare paper storage -- The case of the wide spread flame -- The case of the dissolving shakes -- The case of the leaking gymnasium -- The case of the flapping glass fiber felts -- The case of the leaking condominiums -- The case of the corroding foam -- The case of the heavy glass fiber shingles -- The case of the moving insulation -- The case of the lightweight insulating concrete -- The case of the shrinking insulation -- The case of the gooey felts -- The case of the ice castles -- The case of the tile -- The case of the skaters' cracks -- The case of the phased felt plies -- The case of the blistered shingles -- The case of "1 + 1 = 4" -- The case of the cold process roofing -- The case of pressure sensitive adhesion -- The care of the fire retardant plywood -- The case of asphalt dispersion -- The case of the liquid applied waterproofing -- The case of the blistered airport roof -- The case of the pesky sea gulls -- The case of the distant expansion joints -- The case of the ill wind -- The case of the improper waterproofing -- The case of the poorly vented roof -- The case of the missing facer adhesion -- The case of the noisy roof -- The case of the severe hail storm -- What have we learned?

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This book defines roofing systems failure and explains its underlying causes. The sources of the problems, the steps needed to prevent recurrence, and the principal remediation alternatives are discussed in the main chapters.

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