This paper reports SIGDERS' progress on dynamic-load cycle development. Wind tunnel investigations were carried out using two flexible roofing membranes: poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) and ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM). Using the wind tunnel pressure records as source data and comparing the membrane responses of PVC with EPDM, SIGDERS developed a dynamic load cycle. With input from industries, building owners, and roofing associations, the developed load cycle has been generalized and extended to evaluate the ultimate strength of flexible membrane roofs. To validate the newly developed load cycle, several membrane roofing systems were investigated and then reported separately. The SIGDERS load cycle in a laboratory mimics failure mode...
Wind dynamics, on a conventional roofing system, lift the membrane and cause fluttering, introducing...
At the National Research Council of Canada in November 1994, members of the North American roofing c...
This collection of questions and answers is intended to help readers understand issues regarding the...
Mechanically attached flexible membrane roofs are used on more than half of North American commercia...
This article summarizes the key elements involved in the design of mechanically attached flexible me...
Mechanically attached flexible membrane roofs are used on more than half of North American commercia...
This publication, A Guide for the Wind Design of Mechanically Attached Flexible Membrane Roofs, prov...
Building envelopes are designed to separate the controlled indoor environment from the outdoor envir...
At the National Research Council of Canada in November 1994, members of the roofing community {manuf...
This report summarizes the membrane deflections and fastener loads measured on a mechanically-attach...
This report describes the use of the Rainflow Counting method (RFC) in the development of wind loads...
This test method determines the wind uplift resistance of mechanically attached membrane roofing sys...
Wind performance investigation is critical in the design of durable roofing assemblies. In North Ame...
This study involved wind pressure measurements on full-scale flat roofs for the purpose of studying ...
Wind performance investigation is critical in the design of durable roofing assemblies. In North Ame...
Wind dynamics, on a conventional roofing system, lift the membrane and cause fluttering, introducing...
At the National Research Council of Canada in November 1994, members of the North American roofing c...
This collection of questions and answers is intended to help readers understand issues regarding the...
Mechanically attached flexible membrane roofs are used on more than half of North American commercia...
This article summarizes the key elements involved in the design of mechanically attached flexible me...
Mechanically attached flexible membrane roofs are used on more than half of North American commercia...
This publication, A Guide for the Wind Design of Mechanically Attached Flexible Membrane Roofs, prov...
Building envelopes are designed to separate the controlled indoor environment from the outdoor envir...
At the National Research Council of Canada in November 1994, members of the roofing community {manuf...
This report summarizes the membrane deflections and fastener loads measured on a mechanically-attach...
This report describes the use of the Rainflow Counting method (RFC) in the development of wind loads...
This test method determines the wind uplift resistance of mechanically attached membrane roofing sys...
Wind performance investigation is critical in the design of durable roofing assemblies. In North Ame...
This study involved wind pressure measurements on full-scale flat roofs for the purpose of studying ...
Wind performance investigation is critical in the design of durable roofing assemblies. In North Ame...
Wind dynamics, on a conventional roofing system, lift the membrane and cause fluttering, introducing...
At the National Research Council of Canada in November 1994, members of the North American roofing c...
This collection of questions and answers is intended to help readers understand issues regarding the...