A new facility to simulate simultaneous wind and thermal effects on roofing systems

Journal of Testing and Evaluation

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 311-320

  Baskaran, A ^a   Liu, K ^a   Lei, W ^a   Delgado, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chemical characterization; Dynamic mechanical analysis; Mechanical testing; PVC membrane; Roofing membrane; Thermal conditioning; Thermogravimetric analysis; Wind uplift

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; MECHANICAL TESTING; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; WIND EFFECTS; DYNAMICS; GLASS TRANSITION; MEMBRANES; ROOFS; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS;

ROOFING MEMBRANES;

ROOFS; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS;

CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; EXPOSED TO; MEMBRANE SAMPLES; NEW FACILITIES; PVC MEMBRANE; ROOFING MEMBRANES; ROOFING SYSTEMS; SYSTEM RESPONSE; THERMAL CONDITIONING; WIND UPLIFT;

EID: 0041378241     PISSN: 00903973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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