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<br />Table of Contents <br /> <br />Page <br />PREFACE iii <br /> <br />LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS AND TABLES vii <br /> <br />Chapter <br /> <br />I. THE USES AND LIMITATIONS OF FLOOD PROOFING. 1 <br />The Values of Flood Proofing. . . 1 <br />When is Flood Proofing Appropriate? 2 <br />Flood Proofing and Flood Control . . . 2 <br />Flood Proofing and Flood Plain Regulations 2 <br />Flood Proofing and Flood Insurance . 3 <br />Flood Proofing Decisions 3 <br /> <br />n. THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT AND TYPES OF FLOOD PROOFING 7 <br />Permeability of Site Materials 7 <br />Flood Forecasting. . . . . . 8 <br />Types of Flood Proofing Measures 8 <br /> <br />m. FLOOD PROOFING PROCEDURES <br /> <br />Laying out the Site . <br />Raising the Buildings . <br />Keeping the Water Out . . . <br />Internal Flood Proofing Measures <br /> <br />IV. STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING ASPECTS OF FLOOD PROOFING <br /> <br />Analyzing the structural Problem. <br />Subsurface Drainage. . . . . . <br />Structural Engineering Observations. <br /> <br />V. PROGRAMS OF FLOOD PROOFING. <br /> <br />A Standard Operating Procedure . <br />Maintaining a state of Readiness. . <br />The Subsurfac e Part of the Building . <br />Termination of Utilities. . . . . <br />Continuation of the Building Systems. <br />Closing Wall Openings and Vents <br />Display Windows . <br />Doorways. . . . . . <br />Evacuation of Contents . <br />Flood Proofing Houses . . . . . <br />A Flood Proofing Plan for a Structure <br />A Flood Proofing Checklist. . . <br />Flood Proofing Benefits and Costs <br />A Flood Proofed structure <br /> <br />SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY . <br /> <br />11 <br />11 <br />13 <br />13 <br />21 <br /> <br />23 <br />23 <br />24 <br />29 <br /> <br />31 <br />31 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />35 <br />37 <br />37 <br />42 <br />54 <br />54 <br />54 <br />56 <br />58 <br />60 <br /> <br />61 <br />y <br />