FEMA P55 Coastal Construction Manual, Fourth Edition - Mad Cad

CONTENTS Volume II
Chapter 8. Determining Site-Specific Loads ........................................................................................... 8-1
8.1 Dead Loads ................................................................................................................................8-3
8.2 Live Loads ..................................................................................................................................8-3
8.3 Concept of Tributary or Effective Area and Application of Loads to a Building ..........................8-4
8.4 Snow Loads ................................................................................................................................8-5
8.5 Flood Loads ................................................................................................................................8-5
8.5.1 Design Flood ................................................................................................................. 8-5
8.5.2 Design Flood Elevation ..................................................................................................8-6
8.5.3 Design Stillwater Flood Depth ....................................................................................... 8-9
8.5.5 Design Breaking Wave Height ......................................................................................8-15
8.5.6 Design Flood Velocity ...................................................................................................8-15
8.5.7 Hydrostatic Loads .........................................................................................................8-17
8.5.8 Wave Loads .................................................................................................................. 8-20
8.5.8.1 Breaking Wave Loads on Vertical Piles ......................................................... 8-21
8.5.8.2 Breaking Wave Loads on Vertical Walls ....................................................... 8-22
8.5.8.3 Wave Slam .................................................................................................... 8-25
8.5.9 Hydrodynamic Loads ................................................................................................... 8-28
8.5.10 Debris Impact Loads .................................................................................................... 8-31
8.5.11 Localized Scour ............................................................................................................ 8-34
8.5.12 Flood Load Combinations ........................................................................................... 8-37
8.6 Tsunami Loads .........................................................................................................................8-47
8.7 Wind Loads ..............................................................................................................................8-47
8.7.1 Determining Wind Loads ............................................................................................ 8-49
8.7.2 Main Wind Force Resisting System .............................................................................. 8-52
8.7.3 Components and Cladding .......................................................................................... 8-61
8.8 Tornado Loads ..........................................................................................................................8-67
8.9 Seismic Loads ...........................................................................................................................8-68
8.10 Load Combinations .................................................................................................................. 8-73
8.11 References .................................................................................................................................8-81
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