Important Reference Materials in Roofing

CERL-TM-86/03
Initial Investigation of 3 Uncured Elastomeric Roofings (Feb/1986)

CERL-TM-86 and M-91/17
Investigation of Modified Bitumen Systems

CERL-TM-89/04
Handbook for Repairing Non-Conventional Roofing Systems (Dec/1988)

CERL-M87-13 Vol. 2
Membrane and Flashing Condition Indexes for BURs (Sept/1987)

CERL-M-90/04
Roofer: An Engineered Management System for BURs (Dec/1989)

USA-CERL FM-9311
Roofer: Membrane and Flashing Condition Indexes for Single Ply
Membrane Roofs – Inspection and Distress Manual (April, 1993)

CRREL REPORTS

CRREL 76-2
Protected Membrane Roofs

CRREL 80-25
Roofs in Cold Regions (Tobiasson and Korhonen)

CRREL MP-006
Can Wet Roofs Be Dried Out? (1981)

CRREL 86-29
Blistering of Built-Up Roof Membranes – Pressure Measurements (1986)

CR 77-25
Detection of Moisture in Construction Materials – Impulse Radar

CR 77-31-10
Roofs in New Hampshire Surveyed with Infrared Camera

SR78-29
Summary of Corps Research on Roof Moisture Detection and the Thermal Resistance of Wet Insulation

SR 78-1
Recommendations on Implementing Roof Moisture Surveys in U.S. Army

MP 1390
Hand Held I.R.

SR 82-7
Moisture Detection in Roofs with Cellular Plastic Insulation

SR 82-33
I.R. Inspection of New Roofs

MP-1361
Moisture Gain and Its Thermal Consequence for Common Roof Insulations

MP-1498
Venting of BUR Systems

MP-1509
Can Wet Roof Insulation be Dried Out?

CR 76-38
Water Absorption of Insulation in PMRs

OTHER REPORTS AND ARTICLES

ANSI/ASCE 7-88
Minimum Design Loads for Buildings/Structures (Supercedes ANSI A.58.1)

REC-ERC-76-4
Laboratory and Field Investigations of New Materials (BUREC) 

EPS For Use in BUR and E/P Systems R. DuPuis (1984)

ARMA
A Guide to Preparing BUR Specifications (1989)

ARMA
Built-Up Roofing Systems Design Guide (1989)

SPRI/NRCA Manual of Roof Inspection, Maintenance and Emergency Repair for Existing Single Ply Roofing Systems (1992)

Fire Resistance Design Manual
Gypsum Association

Naval Civil Engineering Labs – Principles of PUF Application
PO79-MR-461 (1980) – [Study of Vapor Retarders] [CR 83.006(1983)]

ASHRAE 90.1
Energy Conservation in New Building Design

The Asphalt Institute Research Report 82-1
Properties of Roofing Asphalts

Temperature and Viscosity Effects on BUR and Asphalt
(NRCA/Trumbull) (1988)

Temperature and Viscosity Effects on BUR Coal Tar
(NRCA/Koppers) (1986)

Proceedings of the Second International Conference on the Durability of Materials and Components (NBS)