Experimental Study on Properties and Performance of Fibre Roofing Tile

Abstract

Roof tiles have proven to be the latest home improvement trend. Homes or other structures in high-rainfall locations are more likely to have such tiles. The strength, beauty, and hardiness of roof tiles are the main factors contributing to their rising popularity. In our project, we propose a light weight and heat-resistant roofing tile and panel made up of glass fibre. We used polyol and isocyanate to make the product heat-resistant. In locations with low-bearing capacity soil, fibre roofing tile is more useful as it reduces the structure’s weight. Our roofing tile is lighter when compared to ordinary roofing tile. In this paper, we observe the methodology, experiment conducted, result, and cost of fibre roofing tile. The methodology explains the procedure to prepare the fibre roofing tile. The final product is obtained by following different steps. After manufacturing the product, different experiments are conducted to check the properties of the roofing tile. Break load test, water absorption test, permeability test, and heat resistance test are the experiments conducted. The results obtained are compared with other ordinary roofing tiles.