CONDITION ASSESSMENT OF FLAT ROOFS, INCLUDING THE USE OF EXPERT SYSTEMS Flat roof condition assessment

This paper reports the current state of condition assessment flat roofing and its impact on assessing the durability of flat roofs in the UK. The paper is intended to provide information to support the development of approaches to assessing the durability of flat roofing. This included the development of expert system and to this end the paper report work undertaken by or in close co-operation with the BRE upon diagnosis and condition assessment expert systems.