Conference Papers
Emergency Management
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Resource - Journal Article
Urban waves : secondary flow control challenges and responses in Hamilton
12/09/2012
Emergency Planning and Recovery, Freeboard, natural hazards, flood risk, easements, local government, building code, NZA related topic of setting acceptable freeboards for floor levels adjacent to flood areas is also explored considering the Building Code and New Zealand Standard 4404:2010 documents both offer an arbitrary 0.5m freeboard for habitable floors. An alternative approach based on modeling the hazard as represented by the catchment area, depth and speed of flow is presented. The paper will benefit local government representatives and be of interest to a wide spectrum of the industry.S4404:2010