Article | REF: C3520 V1

Clay tile roofs - General provisions

Author: Christian LYONNET

Publication date: February 10, 2004

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6. Geographic zones of coverage exposure

  • Wind and rain concomitance zones and situations

    • Zones

      The DTUs for clay tile roofing define roof slopes and tile coverings by reference to "zones" and "situations" of exposure of the roof to the phenomenon of wind-rain concomitance. It is in fact the combination of precipitation and wind that is the cause of possible watertightness failures between roofing elements.

      France is divided into 3 application zones (in view of the wind-rain concomitance phenomenon). These zones are specified in table 8 and illustrated on figure 11 .

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