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Abstract
A survey of 54 Army, Navy and Air Force installations from Maine to Florida showed wind damage to asphalt shingle roofing at 36 installations, or 67 percent. To help combat this problem, the three Armed Services sponsored an investigation by NBS of wind resistance of asphalt shingles installed by different methods. The results showed that both "self-sealing" shingles treated with adhesives by the manufacturers and shingles sealed down with plastic cement at the time of installation have high wind resistance. Based on the results of the study at the Bureau, a guide test method for wind resistant shingles was adopted by the Underwriters' Laboratories.
A survey of 54 Army, Navy and Air Force installations from Maine to Florida showed wind damage to asphalt shingle roofing at 36 installations, or 67 percent. To help combat this problem, the three Armed Services sponsored an investigation by NBS of wind resistance of asphalt shingles installed by different methods. The results showed that both "self-sealing" shingles treated with adhesives by the manufacturers and shingles sealed down with plastic cement at the time of installation have high wind resistance. Based on the results of the study at the Bureau, a guide test method for wind resistant shingles was adopted by the Underwriters' Laboratories.
Date
2/1961
2/1961
Author(s)
US Dept of Commerce
US Dept of Commerce
Page(s)
11
11
Keyword(s)
asphalt shingle; wind damage; wind resistance;
asphalt shingle; wind damage; wind resistance;