Abstract
Facility managers and insurance carriers with extensive damages to roofs are concerned with the performance of sprayed-in-place elastomeric-coated SPF roof systems. This paper analyzes the resistance of different types of SPF roof systems. This research identifies: • factors affecting the resistance of the SPF roof systems to hail damage • hail resistance characteristics of the SPF roofs near freezing temperatures • use of the "information theory" to modify and add decision-making information to the Factory Mutual Class I, Severe Hail (FM-SH) test • differences in hail resistance of SPF roofs and recommendations for expanding the FM-SH test.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 137-152 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Journal of Thermal Envelope and Building Science |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| State | Published - Oct 1 1997 |
Keywords
- Elastomeric coatings
- Factory Mutual Severe Hail (FM-SH) test
- Hail resistance
- Oversized hail
- Roof systems
- Severe hail damage
- Sprayed Polyurethane Foam (SPF)
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Building and Construction
- Materials Science(all)
- Mechanics of Materials
- Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes