Design Considerations
What Are Wind Uplifts & How Does Wind Affect Metal Roofing?
How does wind affect a metal roofing system and what types of stresses can it impose on a roof?
In this first episode of a four-part series about wind uplifts and metal roofing, you’ll learn the basics of how wind affects roofing systems and the definition of wind uplifts. On today’s Q&A Monday, Jeff Hock from the Sheffield Metals Technical department joins Thad Barnette to discuss the pressures and loads that roofs can encounter and how to account for those pressures in a metal roofing installation.
Topics covered:
- What types of forces does wind create on a roof? 0:29
- What are wind uplifts and how do they affect a roof? 1:23
- How does wind affect different parts of a roof? 3:10
- How do wind uplifts affect standing seam panels? 5:01
Watch the Metal Roof Extreme Weather Testing video here.
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