Flood Proofing Performance: Successes & Failures
Abstract
Considerable information on flood proofing exists. This information is generally in the form of brochures, booklets, or reports describing the various flood proofing measures, where the measures should be used, and how to design flood proofed structures. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Flood Proofing Committee (NFPC) has recognized the need for information that describes how flood proofing measures perform when they are actually tested by floodwater. The NFPC originally solicited such information from Federal and State agencies and other organizations; however, the request resulted in little information. As a result, the NFPC acquired information by visiting various selected flooded areas across the United States. Flood proofed structures located within those flooded areas were inspected to determine the performance of flood proofing measures. The NFPC documented the results of its information-gathering effort into this report, which describes actual flood proofed structures and how floodwater affected those structures. With each specific case described, a lesson is presented to briefly describe what worked and what did not.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA635093
Entities
Organizations
- Omaha District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers