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- Durability of the adhesion between bituminous coatings and self-protection mineral granules of waterproofing membranesPublication . Marques, J. A.; Lopes, Jorge; Correia, J. R.Flat roofs in current buildings include a waterproofing system, often made of bituminous membranes with a self-protection constituted by mineral granules. These granules constitute the barrier against the fundamental environmental agent of degradation, the UV radiation. Therefore it is of paramount importance to understand the long-term performance of the self-protection layer, namely its adhesion to the coatings of bituminous membranes. This paper presents an experimental study on the behaviour of the self-protection granule of bituminous membranes when subjected to environmental agents of degradation. Different types of atactic polypropylene (APP) and styrene–butadiene–styrene (SBS) modified bituminous membranes, comprising different finishing systems, were exposed to the effects of elevated temperature and water for up to 24 weeks and 4 weeks, respectively. Following accelerated ageing, specimens of the different types of membranes were subjected to brushing tests, carried out according to EN 12039, in order to evaluate the adhesion of the self-protection granules. The results obtained in this study, which are compared with performance limits recommended by UEAtc directives, show that the higher loss of self-protection granule of bituminous membranes occurs in membranes modified by APP polymers. In addition, it was concluded that the effect of water is much more severe than that of elevated temperature.
- Dimensional stability of waterproofing bituminous sheets used in low slope roofsPublication . Lopes, Jorge; Correia, João R.; Machado, Miguel X. B.Lap joints between waterproofing bituminous sheets, applied in either single or multiple layers, are one of the most critical areas of roofs, especially when the waterproofing systems comprise only a single sheet. In fact, the way how lap joints are executed is highly associated with the occurrence of anomalies in such systems. With this regard, the dimensional stability of the sheets is one of their most important characteristics, as it that can strongly influence the performance of the lap joints and the details on roof upstands. In this context, with the aim of contributing to improve the understanding of this characteristic of bituminous sheets, the present paper presents results of an experimental study on the dimensional changes suffered by bituminous sheets when subjected to temperature variations. Different types of traditional and non-traditional sheets, with various types of bituminous mixtures (oxidised bitumen and atactic polypropylene (APP) and styrene–butadiene–styrene (SBS) modified bitumen) and reinforcements (polyester, glass fibre and polyethylene) were tested according to EN 1107-1 standard. For most of the sheets, the isolated reinforcements were also subjected to dimensional stability tests in order to evaluate their influence on the overall performance of the waterproofing layer. The results of these experimental investigations confirm that sheets with polyester reinforcement are much less stable than sheets reinforced with glass fibre. In addition, it was concluded that the influence of the type of polymer–bitumen is negligible when compared to the influence of the type of reinforcement – in general, the dimensional stability of the sheets is worse than that of the corresponding reinforcement. Finally, it is shown that the dimensional stability performance of similar products produced by different manufacturers is similar, both for the isolated reinforcements and for the waterproofing sheets.