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Title
Predicting Roof Performance
Date
11/1988
Author(s)
Brzozowski, Kenneth
Page(s)
10-14
Keyword(s)
performance; durability; joint movement; strain energy; high test wind; fire; top abuses
Abstract
The number of factors which affect performance of roofing membranes is staggering. Application, building structure and design, membrane properties and climate are just a few of the major considerations which determine the service life of a roof system. This article features a few of the varying factors which might affect the life of a roof.

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