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<br /> <br />the leakage problems occurred because of this installation. It was discovered <br />that the weather stripping material did not stick to the plastic where it was <br />placed at the intersection of the plastic and aluminum strip. However, it <br />should be noted that the plastic under the aluminum strip would not be present <br />in an actual flood-resistant construction. <br /> <br />Tulsa, Oklahoma <br /> <br />BackKround <br />Previous tests on models and at Allenville, Arizona, had not included the <br />effects of underseepage; therefore, this factor was included in the Tulsa <br />tests along with other factors associated with static water pressure. A dur- <br />able, impermeable, flexible sheeting system was tested at Tulsa. <br />A request for contractor interest was published in the Commerce Business <br />Daily. on 6 February 1984, and one contractor responded. This test was con- <br />ceived with the knowledge that contractors are continuously developing systems <br />and experimenting with materials that, when properly applied, can keep flood- <br />waters out of homes and buildings. The test was, in effect, a demonstration <br />project that provided commercial flood-resistant construction contractors an <br />opportunity to test their products in a controlled environment. The contrac- <br />tor was responsible for the installation of the system, and the US Army Engi- <br />neer District, Tulsa, coordinated the work, built a dike around the house <br />(Figure 63), and supplied the water for testing the system. Personnel from <br />WES inspected the test setup, observed and documented the test, and reported <br />the results. LMVD provided the overall supervision of the project. <br />Test setup <br />The contractor had a simple, but logical, protective system. The system <br />was composed of a fabric of vinyl-coated nylon with special fungus inhibitors <br />(Figure 64) embedded to some depth in the ground (Figure 65, schematic of sys- <br />tem) next to the house to reduce under seepage by creating a longer seepage <br />path. The fabric was extended out of the ground and up the side of the house <br />to form a continuous water-resistant barrier. A trough-like container at <br />ground level (Figure 66) was used to store the fabric. The permanent storage <br />system for the fabric was very efficient because the lid to the container <br /> <br />· Commerce Business Daily, Feb. 6, 1984, Washington, DC. <br /> <br />69 <br />