FLOOD03449

• County: Statewide
• Community: State of Colorado
• Stream Name: All
• Basin: Statewide
• Title: Colorado Flood Proofing Manual
• Date: 10/1/1983
• Prepared For: State of Colorado
• Prepared By: CWCB
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Educational/Technical/Reference Information

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X, BUILDING MATERIALS AND COVERINGS
10.1 Introduction...... .. ....................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10.2 Classes of Floor, Wall and Ceiling Materials...
XI. BASEMENT CONSTRUCTION
11.1 Introduction.....
11.2 Types of Basements........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11.3 Design Procedure.
11.4 Assumptions.. ...........
11.4.1 Water Surface Elevation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11.4.2 Surcharge Condition.... ........... ...
11.4.2 Wall Support Conditions.....
11.4.4 Slab Support Condition..
11.4.5 Design Control Parameters
11.5 Computation of Loadings..................... ...............
11.6 Wall and Slab Design. ~ ~
11.6.1 Walls...
11.6.2 Slab, ~ , , , , ~ ~ ~ ~ , ~ , , , ~ . ~ . ~
11.7 Boyancy................. . . . . . . . . .
11.7.1 Genera!.............. ...........
11.7.2 Example Calculations.... . . . . . . .
XII, EI.ECTRICAI.
12. Main Power Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12.2 Stationary and Portable Equipment..... ...
12.3 Emergency Lighting... . . . . . . ........ .. . .........
12.4 Wiring.. ........ ........... ........
12.5 Elevators . . ..... .. . . . . ......
12.6 Sump Pumps.
XIII. MECHANICAl.
13.1 Introduction. ............ ..
13.2 Heating and Air Conditioning Systems...
13.3 Ventilation.
13.4 Plumbing... .............................
13.4.1 Contamination................ ............. .....
13.4.1.1 Water Supply Wells.. ........... ..........
13.4.1.2 Backflow Prevention Devices ..... ....................
13.4.2 Sanitary Sewer Systems. ... ... ........... .. ......... ..................
13.4.3 Disinfecting Water Systems............................
XIV. MOBILE HOMES AND PARKS
14. Anchoring Systems. .... ... ... . . . . ...... . . ....... .... 11"3

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14.2 Strength Design for Anchoring... .. ........... ..... . . .. . . . ................. .. 118
14.2.1 Water loadings................ ................................118
14.2.2 Number and Spacing of Anchors. . . ...... .......... . . ......... ... .. ..120
14.2.3 Soil Strength....................... ......................... .................... 121
14.2.4 Concrete Requirements for Anchors............................. .......................124
14.3 Installation of Anchorings ....................... ............ ................125
14.4 layout of Mobile Home Parks............................................................... ...125
14.5 Other Considerations for Mobile Homes......... ................. ....................128

XV. ECONOMIC FEASIBilITY OF FlOODPROOFING

15.1 Introduction. ............................. . ........... ...... ....... .. .. ... . . . ..129
5.2 Floodproofing Benefits Versus Probable Flood Damages......... ...... ... ...... ................. ..129
15.2.1 Benefits of Floodproofing. .. . . . .............. ..................................................129
15.2.2 Costs of Floodproofing................................ .. ................... ...........129
15.2.3 Comparing Benefits to Costs............... .. . . . . ....... ....... ................... 130
15.3 Floodproofing Cost Compared to the Benefits of Reduced
Flood Insurance Premiums.. . ... ....... .. .....................
. 15.3.1 Determining the Benefit of Reduced Insurance Premiums.........
15.3.2 Floodproofing Costs..... ........... .................. ..........
15.3.3 Comparison of Rate Reduction Benefits to Floodproofing Costs....

15.4 Summary. ...................................... ..........
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