Preliminary Performance Criteria for Bituminous Membrane Roofing. Building Science Series.
Preliminary Performance Criteria for Bituminous Membrane
Roofing. Building Science Series.
(8518 K)
Mathey, R. G.; Cullen, W. C.
NBS BSS 055; November 1974.
Available from:
National Technical Information Service
Order number: COM-74-51188/2
Keywords:
roofing; bitumens; waterproof coatings; standards;
tests; design; criteria; performance evaluation
Abstract:
This report is the first in a series of publications on
performance criteria for built-up roof membranes. The
development of a performance approach to bituminous
built-up roof membranes is described and preliminary
performance criteria are recommended. A number of test
methods have been developed in order to obtain data to
evaluate roofing membranes against the recommended
criteria. Twenty attributes that effect the performance
of roof membranes under service conditions are
identified and laboratory tests are described for
measuring the engineering properties of the membrane
that pertain to many of these attributes. A level of
performance is recommended for nine of the identified
performance attributes.
