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Title
A review of preliminary performance criteria for tensile and tensile fatigue tests of bituminous roofing membranes
Date
0/1987
Author(s)
Walt Rossiter Jr; , Walter; Robert Mathey; Herbert Busching
Page(s)
Keyword(s)
bituminous membrane; property; testing; performance; tensile;
Abstract
Alternative approaches are reivewed for revision of the NBS preliminary performance criteria for tensile strength and tensile fatigue strength of bituminous membrane roofing. Five approaches - elasticity theory, brittle fracture, viscoelasticity theory, strain energy and finine-element techniques - were considered. Their advantages and limitations were identified and use of the strain-energy approach for both tensile strength and tensile fatigue strength was recommended.


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