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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ELEVATED FOUNDATIONS <br /> <br />Elevated foundations are structural techniques <br />for elevating a manufactured home above a <br />specified flood level. Such techniques, as shown <br />in Figure 3.7, include piers, posts, piles, and <br />similar structural arrangements. These elevated <br />foundations are designed to withstand anticipated <br />flood and wind loading and manufactured home <br />weight while serving to reduce flood loss by rais- <br />ing the manufactured home above the anticipated <br />flood level. <br />It is important to note that for any foundation <br />design that elevates the manufactured home <br />above the anticipated flood level, the manufac- <br />tured home must be anchored to the foundation <br />or ground to resist anticipatea wind forces. This <br />is discussed in the "anchoring" section of this <br />--~-chapter,--~-~-~---- ~-- <br />As discussed in Chapter 1 and shown in Figure <br />3,8, a conventional manufactured home installa- <br />tion consists of blocking on piers placed at inter- <br />vals to support the steel frame of the home, <br /> <br />~'o/'A~ <br />~~~ <br /> <br />f': :f / / <br />/,( / j/ <br />// ;; / ;; <br /> <br />Figure 3.8 Conventional Installation <br />Components <br /> <br /> <br />m~ ~mm:d ~ill~H~t;m~~m~:~~~~,;:~~~ <br /> <br />~.. <br />= <br />~ <br />"'" <br /> <br />~'-.'-..... <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />, <br />, <br />, <br />, <br />, <br /> <br />Figure 3.7 Elevated Foundations <br /> <br />21 <br /> <br />~~~i:~ ~:H! ~:::~~;:~t~ ~!;!~~~~~~;m~~:i:ffi'!" <br /> <br /> <br />~/ ~: '... ~%; <br />: ~ <br />. ,'-' <br />, . <br />, <br />, <br />, <br /> <br />, <br />, , <br />