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Coastal construction manual : principles and practices of planning, siting, designing, constructing, and maintaining residential buildings in coastal areas.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency. Mitigation Directorate
Format: Government Document Software eBook
Language:English
Published: [Washington, D.C.?] : Federal Emergency Management Agency, Mitigation Directorate, 2011.
Edition:Fourth edition.
Subjects:
Flood damage prevention > United States.
House construction > Climatic factors > United States.
Hazardous geographic environments > United States.
Flood damage prevention.
Hazardous geographic environments.
House construction > Climatic factors.
United States.
Online Access:https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo20447
Table of Contents:
  • Volume I: Introduction
  • Historical perspective
  • Identifying hazards
  • Siting
  • Investigating regulatory requirementa
  • Fundamentals of risk analysis and risk reduction.
  • Volume II: Pre-design considerations
  • Determining site-specific loads
  • Designing the building
  • Designing the foundation
  • Designing the building envelope
  • Installing mechanical equipment and utilities
  • Constructing the building
  • Maintaining the building
  • Retrofitting buildings for natural hazards
  • Coastal construction calculation tool.