Practitioner's Guide to Designing Buildings in Flood Zones

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Description

Most structural engineers will at some point in their career design a building or structure in or near a body of water. It's important to understand the requirements and limitations placed on buildings in flood zones. This webinar will present an experienced practitioner's take on what a structural engineer needs to know in their practice.
Topics will include:

Overview of types of flood zones/sources of flooding
Regulatory headaches and managing client expectations
Subsurface conditions, erosion and scour, wave loads, hydrostatic pressure - why the foundation design should not be an afterthought
Elevated buildings: lateral bracing, breakaway walls, utilities, building access and other challenges
Wet floodproofing versus Dry floodproofing
Business practice issues and risk management

The presentation will include numerous real world examples of project situations and how to deal with them.

Course will award 1.5 hours of continuing education
This course is Diamond Review approved in 49 states. New York does not accept hours from recordings.

Contributors

Kevin Chamberlain, P.E.

Kevin Chamberlain, P.E., is C.E.O. and Principal of DeStefano & Chamberlain, Inc., a structural and architectural engineering firm in Fairfield, CT where he has practiced for over 25 years. He graduated from Penn State with a Bachelor of Architectural Engineering. Kevin is Past-President of the Structural Engineers Coalition of ACEC/Connecticut. He currently chairs the CASE Guidelines Committee. Kevin is frequently called on to design buildings in flood zones and will share his experiences . . . both horror stories and successes.

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Contributors

Kevin Chamberlain, P.E.