Manual of Low-Slope Roof Systems

Manual of Low-Slope Roof Systems

Editorial Reviews Book Description For decades, this manual has been the most widely respected guide to designing, constructing, and maintaining low-slope roofing systems. From the Back Cover THE PREMIER GUIDE TO COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ROOFS

For decades, this manual has been the most widely respected guide to designing and specifying low-slope roof systems. It remains unique -- the only working handbook that treats all topics in roof design, from fundamentals to roof systems and materials options.

This fourth edition covers major advances in design and materials, as well as changes in building codes. It gets you up to speed on roof system performance, emerging materials, drainage, wind uplift, vapor control, fire resistance, thermal insulation, reroofing, and much more. You'll even find field-tested solutions for such problems as lap-seam failures, membrane shrinkage, and fastener backout. Covering all major types of flat, multi-ply, low-slope roofing systems for commercial and industrial facilities, this definitive text also updates you on new procedures in inspection and maintenance.

For architects, roof designers, roof consultants, contractors, spec writers, attorneys, materials manufacturers -- anyone who needs authoritative, up-to-date information on all aspects of roof technology -- the Manual of Low-Slope Roof Systems dominates the field.

Roof It Right

• Roof failure causes in depth (and specific methods for avoiding them)
• Roof design fundamentals and flourishes, based on voluminous industry research and experience
• New technologies and materials -- using them safely and correctly
• Comprehensive coverage of all major roofing systems
• Specifications, inspection, and maintenance tools for roofing work

THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO COMMERCIAL ROOFS
The Roof as a System * Draining the Roof * Structural Deck * Thermal Design * Vapor Control * Wind Uplift * Fire Resistance * Historical Background of Contemporary Roof Systems * Elements of Built-Up Membranes * Modified-Bitumen Membranes * Elastomeric Membranes * Weldable Thermoplastics * Flashings * Protected Membrane Roofs and Waterproofed Decks * Sprayed Polyurethane Foam * Metal Roof Systems * Field Inspections * Reroofing and Repair * Roof-System Specifications * Roofing Guarantees and Warranties * Glossary of Roofing-Related Terms Manual of Low-Slope Roof Systems

Manual of Low-Slope Roof Systems,C.W. Griffin,Richard Fricklas,McGraw-Hill Professional,007145828X,Architecture,Flat roofs,Methods & Materials,Reference,Roofing,Architecture / Methods & Materials

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