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Apr 26, 2012
The New Coastal Construction Manual
Publication: Solutions to Coastal Disasters '02
Abstract
The new Coastal Construction Manual published by FEMA incorporates many `best practices' that are being constructed along the nation's coasts. The manual uses the International Building Code 2000 and the engineering standard ASCE 7-98 Minimum Design Loads for buildings and Other Structures by the American Society of Civil Engineers. These `state of the art' practices and standards come together in a 3-volume set that includes much new information on hazard identification, building siting issues, erosion, and flood loads. The manual builds from what has been learned from historical events to how to use this learning in new designs. A sample home is used as an example of actually designing a home with natural hazard loads from flooding, high winds and an earthquake applied to the building.
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Solutions to Coastal Disasters '02
Pages: 289 - 298
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© 2002 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
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Principal, Structural Engineer, URS Corporation, 200 Orchard Ridge Drive, Suite 101, Gaithersburg, MD 20878. E-mail: [email protected]
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