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| List of tables | |
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| List of figures | |
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| List of details | |
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| List of haikus | |
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| List of abbreviations | |
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| Conversion factors | |
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| Preface | |
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| Introduction | |
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| A snapshot of the roofing industry in 2001 | |
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| Low-sloped roofing systems and materials | |
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| Low-sloped roofing systems and materials (continued) | |
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| Structural decks and thermal insulation | |
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| Steep-sloped roofing systems | |
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| Flashing | |
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| What is failure? | |
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| Performance vs prescriptive specifications | |
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| Case studies | |
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| The case of the leaking book warehouse | |
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| The case of the shattered slates | |
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| The case of the department store's splitting return | |
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| The case of the propriety products | |
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| The case of the splitting membrane | |
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| The case of the unacceptable design advice | |
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| The case of the skilled maintenance man | |
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| The case of the roof over the rare paper storage | |
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| The case of the wide spread flame | |
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| The case of the dissolving shakes | |
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| The case of the leaking gymnasium | |
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| The case of the flapping glass fiber felts | |
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| The case of the leaking condominiums | |
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| The case of the corroding foam | |
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| The case of the heavy glass fiber shingles | |
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| The case of the moving insulation | |
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| The case of the phantom deck movement | |
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| The case of the lightweight insulating concrete | |
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| The case of the shrinking insulation | |
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| The case of the gooey felts | |
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| The case of the ice castles | |
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| The case of the tile | |
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| The case of the skaters' cracks | |
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| The case of the phased felt plies | |
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| The cases of the fastener backouts | |
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| The case of the blistered shingles | |
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| The case of "1 + 1 = 4" | |
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| The case of the cold process roofing | |
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| The case of pressure sensitive adhesion | |
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| The case of the fire retardant plywood | |
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| The case of asphalt dispersion | |
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| The case of the liquid applied waterproofing | |
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| The case of the blistered airport roof | |
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| The case of pesky sea gulls | |
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| The case of the distant expansion joints | |
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| The case of the ill wind | |
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| The case of the improper waterproofing | |
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| The case of the poorly vented roof | |
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| The case of the missing facer adhesion | |
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| The case of the noisy roof | |
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| The case of the severe hail storm | |
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| What have we learned? | |
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| Roofing trade names | |
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| Roofing industry websites | |
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| Answers | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |