Simple Diagrammatic Detail Design Manual for Top Layer

Author: Steve Hardy (USA)
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: This book is essentially a reference manual for specialized roof detail design. The author has sifted through countless information resources and compiled them into 15 chapters, covering topics such as history, design theory, roof boards, petroleum asphalt composite roof systems, coal tar asphalt roof systems, roof membranes and coatings, roof felts, roof insulation materials, modified asphalt rolls, metal roof systems, shingle, copper, and slate roof systems, roof flashing, as well as system evaluation, standards, and definitions of systems, selection, design, and specifications. Based on comprehensive data, complete design solutions, practical construction illustrations, and system design theory, the book introduces most of the important roof systems that can be designed today, explaining why certain materials and systems work harmoniously while others are incompatible and fail. The book also considers environmental factors from the perspective of "green design," such as the recyclability of materials, harmful substances, life cycle predictions, solutions, and design decisions.