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III1rrr1 <br />tJ` 1' III <br />JVA, Incorporated <br />1319 Spruce Street <br />Boulder, CO 80302 <br />Ph: 303.444.1951 <br />Fax: 303.444.1957 <br />Job Name: Louisville Mill Site <br />500,540 and 544 County Rd, Louisville CO <br />Job Number: 2221c <br />Date: 8/20/2014 <br />By: DNS <br />3. Bouyant Loading <br />This is the vertical force associated with the building's tendancy to float when inundated <br />or surrounded by floodwaters. <br />Fb = w *A *H <br />where: <br />Fb = The force due to buoyancy <br />w = The specific weight of water (62.4 lb/ft3) <br />A = The area of horizontal surface (floor or slab) being acted upon (ft2) <br />H = The depth of the building below the floodproofing design level (ft) <br />Specific Weight of Water <br />Area of Horizontal Surface <br />Maximum adjacent 100 -Year Water Elevation: <br />Crawlspace Option <br />Flood Protection Elevation *: <br />Underside of Slab Elevation: <br />Volume <br />Bouyant Force <br />Basement Option <br />Flood Protection Elevation *: <br />Underside of Slab Elevation: <br />Volume <br />Bouyant Force <br />Note: <br />1.Calculations are for typical structure. <br />w= <br />A= <br />62.4 lb/ft3 <br />7,100 ft2 <br />5333.00 <br />5334.00 <br />5333.50 <br />3550.00 ft3 <br />Fb = <br />221,520 Ibs <br />222 kips <br />5334.00 <br />5321.50 <br />2769000.00 ft3 <br />Fb = 9,829,950,000 Ibs <br />9829950 kips <br />(Per FEMA 3 -93) <br />(from FEMA Floodplain <br />Map) <br />