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) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 137-151 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Journal of thermal insulation and building envelopes |
| Volume | 21 |
| State | Published - Oct 1 1997 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Engineering