Roofing System Failures

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Cash is a member of an international building pathologist task group formed in 1986 by the International Council for Building Research Studies and Documentation, to study failure in buildings and methods of failure reduction. His text covers an overview of the U.S. roofing industry in 2001; characteristics of the most frequently used roofing systems, waterproofing materials, decks, and thermal insulations; definitions of "failure" and its causes; 41 case studies of roofing failure; and recommendations to owners, roofing system specifiers, general and specialty contractors, and roofing researchers on methods to avoid roofing problems. Spon Press is an imprint of Taylor & Francis.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Book Description
This book defines roofing systems failure and explains its underlying causes. The sources of the problems, the steps needed to prevent recurrence, and the principal remediation alternatives are discussed in the main chapters.


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Cash is a member of an international building pathologist task group formed in 1986 by the International Council for Building Research Studies and Documentation, to study failure in buildings and methods of failure reduction. His text covers an overview of the U.S. roofing industry in 2001; characteristics of the most frequently used roofing systems, waterproofing materials, decks, and thermal insulations; definitions of "failure" and its causes; 41 case studies of roofing failure; and recommendations to owners, roofing system specifiers, general and specialty contractors, and roofing researchers on methods to avoid roofing problems. Spon Press is an imprint of Taylor & Francis. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


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