- Author
- Rossiter, W. J.
- Title
- Investigation of the Use of Nondestructive Methods for Inspection of Seams of Single-Ply Roofing Membranes.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Sponsor
- Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory, Port Hueneme, CA
- Report
- NBSIR 86-3455, September 1986,
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- roofing; detection; ultrasonic tests; seams (joints); nondestructive tests; inspection | nondestructive tests
- Identifiers
- infrared thermography
- Abstract
- Investigations were conducted regarding the use of the ultrasonic pulse echo and the infrared thermography nondestructive evaluation (NDE) methods for detecting voids and delaminations in adhesive-bonded seams of single-ply roofing membranes. Results indicated that the ultrasonic pulse echo method using a wheel transducer can be useful as a field technique for assisting in the quality assessment of seams.