Abstract
NRCA recently learned of at least one insurance carrier and several consultants who are beginning to mandate field testing of newly installed low-slope membrane roof systems in hurricane-prone regions in an attempt to verify in-place wind-uplift resitance. This article briefly reviews the recognized field test methods, explains their limitations and shares NRCA's opinion of this type of testing.
NRCA recently learned of at least one insurance carrier and several consultants who are beginning to mandate field testing of newly installed low-slope membrane roof systems in hurricane-prone regions in an attempt to verify in-place wind-uplift resitance. This article briefly reviews the recognized field test methods, explains their limitations and shares NRCA's opinion of this type of testing.
Date
9/2006
9/2006
Author(s)
Mark Graham
Mark Graham
Page(s)
20
20
Keyword(s)
wind uplift testing; wind resistance
wind uplift testing; wind resistance