Mechanical performance of lap joints of flat roof waterproofing membranes

Experimental Techniques

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 50-57

  Goncalves M ^a   Lopes, G A ^a   de Brito, J ^c   Lopes, J G ^b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ENGENHARIA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b NATIONAL LABORATORY FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BITUMINOUS MATERIALS; PEELING; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; POLYOLEFINS; POLYPROPYLENES; POLYSTYRENES; PREFABRICATED ROOFS; ROOFS; WATERPROOFING;

ATACTIC POLYPROPYLENE-MODIFIED BITUMINOUS MEMBRANE; LAP JOINTS; SHEAR RESISTANCE; STYRENE-BUTADIENE-STYRENE-MODIFIED BITUMINOUS MEMBRANE; THERMOPLASTIC POLYOLEFINS MEMBRANE;

JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 38649103490     PISSN: 07328818     EISSN: 17471567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-1567.2007.00226.x     Document Type: Article

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