Enhancing roof performance in hurricane-prone regions

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Abstract
Handouts of this educational seminar, conducted by Tom Smith for the Florida Roofing & Sheet Metal Contractors Association Educational Foundation contain information on the following: how wind affects roofs; relative importance of the roof covering; uplift load calculations; special considerations for reroofing; field uplift testing; edge flashings; copings; gutters; BUR; modified bitumen; single-plies; SPF; steep slope.

Date
0/1997

Author(s)
Tom Smith

Page(s)

Source
Florida Roofing & Sheet Metal Assn.

Keyword(s)
roof performance; hurricane prone regions; wind

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