- Author
- Rossiter, W. J. | Masters, L. W.
- Title
- Suggested Research Topics for the Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) Program, Evaluation of Roofing Materials Degradation Processes.
- Coporate
- National Inst. of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Sponsor
- Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, Champaign, IL
- Report
- NISTIR 88-3870, November 1988, 30 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- roofing; degradation; evaluation; membranes; performance; life (durability); criteria; quality assurance
- Abstract
- The document was prepared at the request of U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) to provide assistance in developing plans for conducting roofing research under its program entitled, 'Evaluation of Roofing Materials Degradation Processes'. Five areas of needed research dealing with service-life prediction of membrane performance were suggested. The suggestions are based on needs of the industry in the area of service-life prediction as described in the NIST research plan and the summary of the Round Table Seminar on Roofing Research. Although the research topics proposed cover the wide range of newer membrane products currently available in the U.S. industry, the link between the topics is that of service-life prediction and quality assurance. Completion of the studies recommended in the report would provide valuable information on membrane properties and predictive methodologies.