| Download | - View final version: Simulation of repeated foot traffic over low-slope roof surfaces (PDF, 1.4 MiB)
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| DOI | Resolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.4224/20331349 |
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| Author | Search for: Liu, K. K. Y.1; Search for: Booth, R. J.; Search for: Lei, W.1; Search for: Irwin, J. D.1 |
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| Affiliation | - National Research Council of Canada. NRC Institute for Research in Construction
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| Format | Text, Technical Report |
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| Physical description | 36 p. |
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| Subject | Roofs; Roofs; foot traffic; insulation; polyisocyanurate; phenolic; polystyrene; roof; roof membrane; poly (vinyl chloride); PVC; modified bituminous membrane; fibre board |
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| Abstract | Repeated foot traffic over conventional roof surfaces was simulated by subjecting different roofing assemblies to cyclic compression testing. A haver-sine compression loading function with a magnitude of 45.kg and a frequency of 1 Hz was used. Three different plastic foam insulation samples (polyisocyanurate, phenolic and expanded polystyrene) were tested with the loading head (the heel of a work boot) positioned at different angles (15° and 30°). A few common roof configurations (insulation covered with a reinforced PVC membrane, with a modified bituminous membrane, and with a reinforced PVC membrane on top of wood fibreboard) were studied to examine the protective effect of the membranes on the insulation samples against foot traffic. |
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| Publication date | 1999-08-01 |
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| Publisher | National Research Council of Canada |
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| Language | English |
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| Peer reviewed | No |
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| NRC number | NRC-IRC-9747 |
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| NPARC number | 20331349 |
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| Export citation | Export as RIS |
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| Record identifier | 2ae3ad5d-3559-4d85-a80c-be7744473c24 |
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| Record created | 2012-07-18 |
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| Record modified | 2022-11-07 |
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