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FELT SLIPPAGE [1 record]

Record 1 2011-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waterproofing (Construction)
  • Roofs (Building Elements)
DEF

The lateral movement between adjacent plies that occurs on sloping roofs.

Key term(s)
  • felt slippage

French

Domaine(s)
  • Étanchéité (Construction)
  • Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
DEF

Mouvement de descente entre [...] les plis ou les épaisseurs de feutre qu'une couche de bitume sépare [...]

CONT

[...] une température trop basse entraînera l'application d'une quantité excessive de bitume augmentant ainsi les risques de glissements des feutres.

Spanish

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