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<br /> <br />Chapter VI: General Design Practices <br />Elevation <br /> <br />The entire elevation design process is discussed here and <br />then illustrated with a detailed example of the design for a <br />crawlspace home (Figure VI-E24), <br /> <br />Elevation Design Process <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />Field Investigation and <br />Code Sea<Ch <br />, <br />~ <br /> <br />Calculate Gravity Loads <br />(Dead, Uve, Snow, and Vertical Flood Loads) <br /> <br />Calculate Lateral Loads <br />(Wind, Seismic, and Flood-Related) <br /> <br />Check Existing Structure for loading <br />Truss to Wall Connection <br />Plywood Roof Diaphragm <br />Upper Level Walls <br />Floor Diaphragm <br /> <br />Design Strengthening <br /> <br /> <br />Select Another Measure <br /> <br />Select Another Measure <br /> <br />Design Strengthening <br /> <br />Design New Foundation Walls <br /> <br />Design New Top of Foundation Wall Connection <br /> <br />Design Sill Plate Connections <br /> <br />Design New Access <br /> <br />Design Utility Extensions <br /> <br />~ <br />Specify Additional Insulation <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />Figure VI-E24: Design Process for an Elevated Structure <br /> <br />VI - E,30 <br /> <br />Engineering Principles and Practices of Retrofitting Flood-Prone Residential Structures <br />January 1995 <br />