Wind Uplift Resistance of Roof Edge Components By

ii A roof is a critical envelope of a building. It provides protection for the building interior against various weather elements, such as snow, rain and wind. Roofs are normally com-posed of several components such as insulation, barriers and water proofing membrane. A roof edge is the perimetric part of a roof that serves as termination for roof compo-nents. In generic terms, a roof edge system is composed of a parapet with metal compo-nents, such as coping and cleat/clip. The edge system is typically subjected to negative pressure (suction) due to wind flow over the roof. Therefore, a roof edge is the front-line of defence against wind action. To develop testing standards and design guidelines for roof edges, a project referred as REST (Roof Edge Systems and Technologies) has been initiated in cooperation with the NSERC (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council). For the REST project, this thesis contributes in two folds: wind design proce-dure and the development of an experimental method for testing roof edge components. The present thesis analyzes the wind load calculation procedures as per the Nationa