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Record Nr.

UNINA9910701569103321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.?] : , : Federal Emergency Management Agency, Mitigation Directorate, , 2011

Edizione

[4th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (253 unnumbered pages) : illustrations, maps

Soggetti

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

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on Mar. 19, 2012).

"FEMA P-55 CD, volumes I and II / August 2011."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

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.