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1977 Symposium on Roofing Technology

The 1977 Symposium on Roofing Technology was held September 21-23, 1977, in Gaithersburg, Md. Following are the names of papers presented during the conference and their authors.

• "The Ten-Year Experience in Europe With One and Two Ply Systems with Bituminous and Plastic Roofing Membranes," Werner Andernach
  
  
• "Membrane Roofing Systems in Japan," Michio Koike
  
  
• "Roofs and Roofing in Sweden," Lars Nevander
  
  
• "Roofing Practices in the USA: Techniques or Technology?," Robert E. Linck
  
  
• "The Assessment and Testing of Membrane Roofings," Jack O. May
  
  
• "Properties of 21 Year Old Coal-Tar Pitch Membranes: Comparison with the NBS Preliminary Performance Criteria," Robert G. Mathey and Walter J. Rossiter Jr.
  
  
• "Experimental Determination of Temperature Induced Loads in BUR Systems," J.W. Lee, R.M. Dupuis and J.E. Johnson
  
  
• "Performance Criteria for the Protected Membrane Roof System," K.A. Epstein and L.E. Putnam
  
  
• "The Systems Approach to Roof Performance," Sergio Croce
  
  
• "Physical Properties of BUR Membranes Tested at Low Rates of Loading," J.E. Johnson, R.M. Dupuis and J.W. Lee
  
  
• "Application of Performance Concept in Evaluation, Specification, and Selection of Roofing Materials," Robert L. Bonafont
  
  
• "The Protected Membrane Roof (PMR) - A Study Combining Field and Laboratory Tests," Lars Erik Larsson, Julia Ondrus and Bengt-Ake Petersson
  
  
• "The Modified Bitumen One Layers in Italy and Europe: Origins and Growth," Romolo Gorgati
  
  
• "Glassmat as a Base for Bituminous Roofing Membranes," Martin J. Stam
  
  
• "Perforation Resistance of Polymeric Roofing Sheets," Einar M. Paulsen
  
  
• "The Development of a Procedure for the Design of Rooftops Against Gravel Blow-Off and Scour in High Winds," R.J. Kind and R.L. Wardlaw
  
  
• "Performance of Roofing Systems in Wind Storms," Joseph E. Minor, P.E.
  
  
• "Impact of Roof Insulation Thickness on Life-Cycle Costing of Built-Up Roof Systems," C.W. Griffin, P.E.
  
  
• "Contribution A L'Etude Du Comportement Des Isolants Thermiques Utilisables Comme Support De Revetements D'Etancheite De Toitures," Alain Chaize
  
  
• "Behavior of Thermal Insulations Used as Substrates for Roofing Membranes," Alain Chaize
  
  
• "Some Observations on the Behavior of Built-Up Roofing Membranes Over Expanded Polystyrene in the U.K.," J.R. Carver
  
  
• "Temperature of Bituminous Roofing Membrane and its Relation to Ambient Conditions," H.O. Laaly
  
  
• "Does More Roof Insulation Cause Premature Roofing Membrane Failure or are Roofing Membranes Adequate?," Dave E. Richards and Edward J. Mirra
  
  
• "Attachments De Toitures A Des Charpentes Metalliques," Ghislain Croyere
  
  
• "Expansion-Contraction Effects on Aluminum Coated Asphalt Built-Up Roofing," Ghislain Croyere
  
  
• "Optimization of the Thermal Resistance of Roof Insulation in Reroofing," Carl G. Cash
  
  
• "Cold Process Roofing: System Performance with Fiber Glass and Felt Base Membranes," Duane A. Davis and R. Allan Snyder
  
  
• "Clay Type Asphalt Emulsion Based Reflective Coatings," Kiran Shah
  
  
• "Specialized Petroleum Asphalt Coatings in Membrane Waterproofing," Barry S. Jackson, Ph.D
  
  
• "Equilibrium Moisture Content of Roofing and Roof Insulation Materials and the Effect of Moisture on the Tensile Strength of Roofing Felts," T.A. Schwartz and Carl G. Cash
  
  
• "Effects of Moisture and Freeze-Thaw Cycles on the Strength of Bituminous Built-Up Roofing Membranes," H.O. Laaly
  
  
• "Air Borne Thermal Infrared and Nuclear Meter Systems for Detecting Roof Moisture," Dr. R.E. Link Jr.
  
  
• "Hand-Held Infrared Systems for Detecting Roof Moisture," Wayne Tobiasson, Charles Korhonen and Alan Van den Berg
  
  
• "Field Measurements of Asphalt Temperature During Cold Weather Construction of BUR Systems," R.M. Dupuis, J.W. Lee and J.E. Johnson

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