Summer temperatures of roof assemblies using western redcedar, wood-thermoplastic composite, or fiberglass shingles

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 27-33

  Winandy, Jerrold E ^a   Michael Barnes, H ^b   Falk, Robert H ^c  

^a FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FPL ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBERGLASS; ROOF RAFTERS; ROOF SHEATHING; ROOFING MATERIALS;

FLAME RETARDANTS; PYROLYSIS; TEMPERATURE; THERMOPLASTICS; WOOD;

ROOFS;

FLAME RETARDANTS; PYROLYSIS; TEMPERATURE; THERMOPLASTICS; WOOD;

THUJA PLICATA;

EID: 9944223352     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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