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American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers Guide, 1932 62
Chapter 3--Heat Transfer Through Materials and Constructions
Table 31. Coefficients of Transmission (U) of Pitched Roofs Over Heated Attics
Note.--These coefficients are expressed in Btu per hour per square foot per 1 dec fahr
difference in temperature between the air on the two sides and are based on an outside wind
EXPOSURE OF 15 MILES PER HOUR.
The values of U in this Table are basedon Ihefollowinq
Internal Conductivities or Conductances which are
expressed in B.t.u. per Ur per Sq.Ft. per (*F
Asphaltor Composition (2qofinq 6.50 asapplied
Asbestos 5hinqles
6.00 asapplied
Slate Sbinqles
10.31 per I"
Wood (Yellow Pine or Fir)
1.00 pert"
Wood Lath 4 Plaster
2.00 asapplied
Plasterboard
3.15 perl"
Plaster (Gypsum)
2.32 per
Rtqid Insulation(fcoardform) Flexible Insulation,, Coricboard CellularGypsum(16.*)
0.33 peri' 0.27 per f 0.30 per I" 0.53 peri"
Flaked Gypsum (24'} Dry
0.4& per 1"
Typical Construction Roofinq
Roof Sheatbmq
Plaster Plaster Base
TVpe of Caitinq
s. Type of Roofmq Insulation No Metal Plaster Wood Riqtd riliqid Il'Cork rcork-
_D and Qoof Sbealhinq
between
Calinq Lath _ board|' LaWi^ taala- Imula- board board
Roof Batters
and J and? andx tion<V *twi<i and t." and %
2 Plaster Plaster Plaster Piaster Hosier Plaster Plaster
AB C D e F G H
i
None
Q483 0.303 0.281 0288 0.212 0.161 0.122 0.102
2 WoodShmqtes i" Flexible b 3 on Wood StApsa I" Flexible b
0.11,5 0.161 0.160 0.134 am o.on 0.071 0.126 a 124 0124 0.107 0.012 0.078 0061
4
3'Cellular c Gypsum
0.112 aiio 0.110 0.017 0085 0.072 0.065
5
3jfc"GFylapkseudm c
o.on 0016 0.016 0085 0.076 0066 0.051
(o
Mono
0.5I& 0.316 0.301 0.300 0.211 0.164 0.124 0.103
7 Asphalt Shtnqles i Flexible b
8
cr Composition Roofmq on Wood
1' Flexible
b
1 Sheatfnnq
31`Cellular c Gypsum
10
3J" Hated = Gypsum
0.163 0.165 0.164 0.(36 0113 0.012 0.080 0.121 0.126 0.126 0.101 0014 0.071 0.070 0.120 o.in 0.117 0.102 0.088 0.076 0.067
0.102 0.101 0.101 0.081 0.071 0.068 a 061
II
None
0515 0.315 0300 0218 0218 0.164 0.124 0.103
12 Riqid Asbestos V Flexible b
Shmqtes on
13 Wood Sbealhinq 1* Flexible b
c14
3|- Cellular Gypsum
15
3|"Haited c Gypsum
0.161 0.164 0164' 0136 0.113 0.012 0.080
0.121 0.126 0126 0101 0.013 0071 0.070 0.111 0.117 o.in 0.102 0088 0.075 0.067 0.102 0.101 a ioo 0.081 0071 0.068 0061
lb
None
0.548 0.327 0.311 0,301 0.224 0.167 0.126 0.104
17 State or Tile and Roofinq
16 Felt on Wood 17 dheatVnnq
18
Flexible b
|" Flexible b
3i'Cellular c Gypsum
3 1" Flaked, c Gypsum
0.172 0.167 0.167 0.138 0114 0013 0.081
0.131 0.128 0127 0.110 0.015 0.080 0.070
ai2i 0.118 0118 0.103 0-081 0.076 0.067 0.103 0.101 O10I 0010 0.071 0.061 0.062
aBased on 1 in. by 4 in. strips spaced 2 in.
"
*>Can also be applied to underside of roof rafters with furring strips between.
^Assumed in. thick, based on 2 in. by 4 in. rafters.
The coefficient used for cellular gypsum, 0.59 is for 18 lb. weight--weights as low as 12 lb. may be used.
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