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<br />Building Flood Proofed by a Combination'of Raising on Fill and Watertight Closures. <br /> <br />Figure 6 Elevat,on; Ra,sed w,th Watertight Closures <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />,.~ <br /> <br />[ <br />U <br /> <br />lj L <br /> <br />Figure 7 SecI,on; Raised with Watert'ght Closures <br /> <br />OETAIl-S OF WATER TIGHT CL.OSURE <br /> <br /> <br /><;, "J'-,-"7 r <br />~ ,'~'""\_{ '~l -? <br />~--l_/'?cP'=t, c" <br />'-'''-- <br />'0 <br />,;;l, SASE FLQQ[J---. <br />~~~.& ! <br />r r-^~._\f ,~~~:~/ <br />I L I ,~0-"""~~ <br />" <br /> <br />Essentially the same building design as basic building <br />except that it is raised 4 feet on compacted fill and all <br />openings in the next 3 feet (up to 1 foot above the base <br />flood levei) are equipped with watertight ciosures and <br />sump pumps that can be installed to prevent the entry of <br />flood waters, It is assumed that the warning lime before <br />a flood (24-30 hours) is adequate to place the watertight <br />closures or bulkheads on the front and rear door open- <br />ings and on the drains, (The windows do not need pro, <br />tection as the sills are above the base flood leveL) <br /> <br />16 <br />