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<br /> <br />Mobile home raised on <br />steel I-beams, Bellevue, <br />Nebraska <br /> <br />Columns and pilings <br /> <br />This mobile home lies approximately 200 feet from the <br />Missouri River, which has flooded the area frequently in the <br />past. Although the last major flood was over 30 years ago, lesser <br />flooding has occurred within the last 3 years. Completion of <br />upstream main stem dams has reduced the frequency of major <br />flooding. Past floods have been of long duration, lasting for as <br />much as several weeks. The I OO-year flood in the vicinity of the <br />mobile home is estimated at 5 feet. <br /> <br />The mobile home is 12 feet wide and 60 feet long. In 1979, it <br />was raised 8 feet above ground level by two cranes and is resting <br />on 12 steel I-beams bolted to the top of concrete cylinders. Three <br />longitudinal beams under the mobile home rest on six transverse <br />beams joining the six pairs of I-beams and concrete cylinders <br />(Figure A5). A deck and stairway were added to the east side of <br />the home after it was raised. The owner has estimated the cost of <br />raising his home at $1500. <br /> <br />The only structural problems with raising the trailer might <br />result from high winds or ice from the Missouri River <br />striking the I-beams if flooding should occur in winter or early <br />spring. However, the many trees between the river and the <br />mobile home should reduce the likelihood of ice hitting <br />the structure. <br /> <br />22 <br />