cabela’s located 200 ft behind ifcw tm
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PRESENTATION NATIONAL FLOOD PROOFING CONFERENCE TAMPA, FLORIDA MARCH 25 – 29, 2002 FLOOD CONTROL AMERICA “INVISIBLE FLOOD CONTROL WALL TM ” www.floodcontrolam.com. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
PRESENTATIONNATIONAL FLOOD
PROOFING CONFERENCE
TAMPA, FLORIDAMARCH 25 – 29, 2002
FLOOD CONTROL AMERICA
“INVISIBLE FLOOD CONTROL WALLTM”
www.floodcontrolam.com
MARCH 1997 VENLO, HOLLAND, MAAS RIVER
PHOTO ENCOMPASSES THIS PRESENTATION
FLOOD PROTECTION THAT PRESERVES URBAN RIVERSIDE LIFE
REVOLUTIONARY DEMOUNTABLE FLOOD CONTROL WALL
EVOLVED FROM COLOGNE, GERMANY MID 1980’S
REPETITIVE RHINE RIVER FLOODING
PATENTED INTERNATIONALLY
“SET THE FLAME BURNING FROM WITHIN”
ONE MONTH LATER….A DISASTROUS FAILURE STORY
EAST GRAND FORKS, MN – GRAND FORKS, ND
RED RIVER 4/97 FLOOD OF RECORD
EARTHEN LEVEE FAILURE AND OVER-TOPPING
EAST GRAND FORKS, MN 4/97
FLOOD LEVEL LINE
(8) DRY BUILDINGS REMAINING IN CITY
GARY SAUNDERS, CITY ENGINEER, “THERE MUST BE A BETTER WAY.”
EAST GRAND FORKS, MN….TODAY A WONDERFUL SUCCESS STORY
FOR FCA… A FIVE YEAR CONTINUING STRUGGLE….SELLING A NEW IDEA TO SOLVE THE NATION’S FLOODING PROBLEMS
SCULPTURE AT CABELA’S, A NEW BUSINESS……
CABELA’S LOCATED 200 FT BEHIND IFCWTM
STATUE REPRESENTS IFCWTM PROGRESS….BLUE MOOSE RESTAURANT
NORTH ABUTMENT OF IFCWTM EAST GRAND FORKS, MN
IFCWTM…. A DEMONSTRATION PROJECT BUILT IN 1999
EDA, FEMA, STATE OF MN, ST. PAUL COE, CITY OF EAST GRAND FORKS
THIS PRESENTATION EMPHASIZES SUCCESS
LOUISVILLE, KY OHIO RIVER
NEW LOUISVILLE SLUGGER FIELD COMPLETED 4/2000
NOTE IFCWTM SILL PLATE
REVISITING THE OLD
CHAOS AND DESTRUCTION
REPETITIVE WASTE AND LOSS
MONEY DOWN THE DRAIN
A SWEET SUCCESS STORY…APRIL 2001
FARGO, ND – RED RIVER OF THE NORTH
OAK GROVE LUTHERAN SCHOOL
1997 FLOOD OF RECORD $3.5 MILLION DAMAGE
OAK GROVE SCHOOL
PROJECT BUILD TIME FIVE MONTHS
IFCWTM (5) ACCESS CLOSURES
PLANKS READY FOR INSTALLATION
ACCEPTANCE INSTALLATION FEBRUARY 2001
(5) CLOSURES
HEIGHT 4 - 6 FT WIDTH 10 - 17 FT
TIME 1.25 HOURS – CREW OF SIX
THEN A FLOOD HAPPENED!3 MONTHS LATER APRIL 2001
LACK OF CHAOS AND DESTRUCTION
NOTE THE CURRENT FLOW
FARGO, ND SUCCESS STORY
RED RIVER CHANNEL BACKGROUND
PARK, STREET
FLOOD HEIGHT 2 FT + OR –
FLOW RIGHT TO LEFT
BACKGROUND CHANNEL
A SCHOOL IS SAVED
NEW IFCWTM TECHNOLOGY AT WORK
LOUISVILLE, KY
UTILIZATION OF HISTORIC RAILROAD STATION
ADJACENT TO OHIO RIVER
RIVERSIDE DEVELOPMENT
JANUARY 1937 FLOOD OF RECORD
“COE” CONCRETE WALL
21ST CENTURY CHANGING NEEDS
LOUISVILLE DISTRICT COE AUSPICES
EXISTING “COE” CONCRETE WALL
REMOVED TO SUB GRADE
IFCWTM INSERTED
INVISIBLE WALL A RESULT
HOW DOES IT WORK?
THREADED DAYTON ANCHOR
POSITIONED DEEP INTO CONCRETE FOUNDATION
IFCWTM SILL PLATE POSITIONED ON TOP OF FOOTING
COMPONENTS SET INTO CONCRETE FOUNDATION
IFCWTM WALL INSTALLATION
PLACE VERTICAL PARTING SUPPORTS
BOLT PASSES THROUGH SILL PLATE INTO THREADS OF
ANCHOR LOCATED IN CONCRETE FOUNDATION
NEXT….PATENTED ALUMINUM PLANK
SEALED TONGUE AND GROOVE DESIGN
SIDE THRUST RESISTANT
BASE PLANK “FOOT” PROFILE - SEALED
BASE PLANK ORIENTS WET/DRY SIDE
SEALS ON PLANK AND VERTICAL DRY SIDE
CONTINUOUS DRY SIDE SEAL ALWAYS FACES DRY SIDE
NOTE VERTICAL LOCKING HANDLE
PLANK IS ALLOWED TO FILL WITH WATER AS FLOOD WATERS RISE
20 FT LENGTHS ON THIS IFCWTM PROJECT
STANDARD PLANK DESIGN, MAX LENGTH 35 FT
PLANK WEIGHT 4.5 POUNDS/LN FT
FOUR MEN TO INSTALL
LOUISVILLE WALL DIMENSIONS
700 FT LENGTH
4 FT – 9 FT HEIGHT
FIRST TIME INSTALLATION 8 MEN – 12 HOURS
INTERMEDIATE AND PARTING SUPPORTS
HOLD DOWN CLAMPS
TIGHTEN NUTS ON THREADED RODS
DRAWS SEALS TO A SQUEEZE SET
TIGHT…A SUCTION POP WHEN DISMANTLING
THE INVISIBLE FLOOD CONTROL WALLTM
STRUCTURAL FLOOD CONTROL…. NOT AS YOU’VE KNOWN IT
IFCWTM….. MINGLES EASILY WITH URBAN SCENE!!
IFCWTM SILL PLATE ALLOWS UNIMPEDED FOOT TRAFFIC AND DELIVERY VEHICLE ACCESS DIRECTLY OVER INVISIBLE WALL BASE.
IFCWTM….PROTECTS, PRESERVES AND RECONNECTS
ENJOY… DON’T DESTROY THE RIVER
BRECKENRIDGE, MN RED RIVER OF THE NORTH
PROTECT AND PRESERVE
HEADWATERS PARK….CULTURAL SHRINE
5 FT CONCRETE WALL AND IFCWTM
4/97 3 FT OF FLOOD WATER
BRECKENRIDGE INSTALLATION
IFCWTM WALL 4 FT X 90 FT
4 TO 6 MEN 1 ½ - 2 HOURS
BRECKENRIDGE, MN
WET SIDE FOUNDATION FLUSH TO GROUND
ALL STANDARDIZED COMPONENTS
STORAGE 4 FT X 90 FT COMPLETE
ONE PALLET 10 FT X 5 FT X 5 FT
VERTICAL SUPPORTS, LOCKING HANDLES
HOLD DOWN CLAMPS
EAST GRAND FORKS, MN
APRIL 2001 RED RIVER
FLOOD GAUGE ON BRIDGE ABUTMENT
4/97 FLOOD OF RECORD ALMOST TO TOP
IFCWTM EAST GRAND FORKS, MN
2001 RED RIVER…ALMOST A FLOOD
WITHIN 1 FT OF WALL
EAST GRAND FORKS, MN IFCWTM “VISIBLE”
MAXIMUM HEIGHT 10 FT ON TOP OF PARAPET WALL
1997 FLOOD EQUAL TO LEVEL OF TOP OF CONCRETE WALL
INTERMEDIATE AND PARTING SUPPORT INSTALLED
EAST GRAND FORKS, MN IFCWTM
SAME VIEW “INVISIBLE” 99% OF THE TIME
CITY EMPHASIZING RIVER HERITAGE
EAST GRAND FORKS, MN APRIL 2001
WET SIDE “VISIBLE” – PARTING SUPPORTS
MAXIMUM DIMENSIONS 14 FT X 880 FT
WET SIDE “INVISIBLE”
LIFE AND BUSINESS AS USUAL
NO LACK OF INVESTOR CONFIDENCE
EAST GRAND FORKS, MN
DRY SIDE PARTIAL INSTALLATION
DIAGONAL BRACES NOT INSTALLED
EAST GRAND FORKS, MN DRY SIDE VIEW “INVISIBLE”
ON A COLD SPRING DAY, ONE CAN SEE THE PROMISE OF SUMMER SIDEWALK TABLES AND COMMUNITY ENJOYMENT OF THE RED RIVER THANKS TO THE IFCWTM
IFCWTM…. SAVED A CITY’S SOUL
PROVIDES BENIGN FLOOD PROTECTION
$33 MILLION NEW BUSINESS INVESTMENT – 5 YEARS
FLOURISHING CITY CENTER
ST. PAUL DISTRICT “COE” AUSPICES
EAST GRAND FORKS, MNIFCWTM AWARD WINNING
CLOSURE REVIEW
SIMILAR TO OAK GROVE SCHOOL….VENLO, HOLLAND
TYPICAL CLOSURE 8 FT X 20 FT – FLUSH SILL PLATE
ABUTMENT CONTAINING LOCKING HANDLES
CAIRO, IL REPETITIVE FLOOD HISTORYSOUTHERN TIP OF ILLINOIS
PENINSULA FORMED BY MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO RIVERS
MEMPHIS DISTRICT “COE” AUSPICES
CAIRO, IL IFCWTM CLOSURES (6)
DIMENSIONS 16 - 18 FT X 4 - 10 FT
INSTALLATION VERTICAL SUPPORTS AND DIAGONAL BRACE
CAIRO, IL WET SIDE
“STACKING” ALUMINUM PLANKS
TWO MAN JOB – USER FRIENDLY
CAIRO, IL OHIO RIVER
DRY SIDE DIAGONAL BRACES….PIN CONNECTED
THRUST SHOE/TENSION ROD
“COE”…SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE
CEDAR FALLS, IA ROCK ISLAND “COE” DISTRICT AUSPICES
(3) CLOSURES WIDTH 20 FT HEIGHT 8 FT
STREET, RAILROAD, BICYCLE PATH
104 FT X 7 FT WALL IFCWTM PROTECTS NATIONAL ARCHIVE BUILDING
CEDAR FALLS, IA
IFCWTM MORE INGENUITY!
RAILWAY CLOSURE
SPACER TO “BRIDGE” RAIL HEIGHT
OTHERWISE STANDARD COMPONENTS
SHELBY, OH
WAREHOUSE FACILITY DOORS
FLOOD PROOFING
ATTACHED TO CONCRETE FOUNDATION
SHIPPING RAMP…
NO PROBLEM!
LOUISVILLE BASEBALL STADIUM
PLAYING FIELD ACCESS CLOSURE
OHIO RIVER LOOMS IN BACKGROUND
CLOSURE 8 FT X 26 FT
WET SIDE VIEW
ACCEPTANCE INSTALLATION
ALL COMPONENTS STANDARDIZED
EAST GRAND FORKS, MN STATE HIGHWAY CLOSURE
ONE OF THREE CLOSURES DIMENSION 60 FT X 14 FT
IFCWTM “VISIBLE”….WET SIDE
TWO MORE CURRENTLY BEING INSTALLED
EAST GRAND FORKS, MN STATE HIGHWAY 2
60 FT X 14 FT
DRY SIDE – “VISIBLE”
DIAGONAL BRACES
INVISIBLE CLOSURE 60 FT X 14 FT
ON A TYPICAL DAY….TRAFFIC PASSING THROUGH THE MAIN GATE CLOSURE INTO EAST GRAND FORKS CITY CENTER
IFCWTM PROTECTS WORLD FAMOUS VELAUS RESTAURANT
VENLO, HOLLAND MAAS RIVER
1996 FLOOD LEVEL TO WINDOW SILL
RESTAURANT – VISUAL PLEASURE OF CLASSIC RIVERSIDE VIEW
VENLO, HOLLAND
SILL PLATE – STANDARD COMPONENTS
A CITY CENTER THRIVING WITH IFCWTM
FARGO, ND….FARGODOME
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
OVERLAND FLOODING YEAR 2000
INDOOR STADIUM FLOODED….BUILDING AND FIELD INUNDATED….SOLUTION IFCWTM
INVISIBLE WALL 110 FT X 8 FT
REPETITIVE THEME..STANDARDIZED COMPONENTS
FROM VENLO, HOLLAND TO FARGO, ND
IFCWTM – “INVISIBLE”
IFCWTM….IS A PROBLEM SOLVER
OVER (40) INSTALLATIONS IN U.S.
FLOOD CONTROL AMERICA
INVISIBLE FLOOD CONTROL WALLTM
www.floodcontrolam.com