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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.
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PRESENTATIONNATIONAL FLOOD PROOFING CONFERENCETAMPA, FLORIDAMARCH 25 – 29, 2002FLOOD 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 LIFEREVOLUTIONARY 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 4/97FLOOD LEVEL LINE(8) DRY BUILDINGS REMAINING IN CITYGARY SAUNDERS, CITY ENGINEER, “THERE MUST BE A BETTER WAY.”
EAST GRAND FORKS, MN….TODAY A WONDERFUL SUCCESS STORYFOR FCA… A FIVE YEAR CONTINUING STRUGGLE….SELLING ANEW IDEA TO SOLVE THE NATION’S FLOODING PROBLEMSSCULPTURE AT CABELA’S, A NEW BUSINESS……
STATUE REPRESENTS IFCWTM PROGRESS….BLUE MOOSE RESTAURANTNORTH ABUTMENT OF IFCWTM EAST GRAND FORKS, MNIFCWTM….A DEMONSTRATION PROJECT BUILT IN 1999EDA, 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 OLDCHAOS 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 SCHOOL1997 FLOOD OF RECORD $3.5 MILLION DAMAGE
OAK GROVE SCHOOL PROJECT BUILD TIME FIVE MONTHSIFCWTM (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 CHANNELA SCHOOL IS SAVED
NEW IFCWTMTECHNOLOGY AT WORK LOUISVILLE, KY UTILIZATION OF HISTORIC RAILROAD STATION ADJACENT TO OHIO RIVER
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 INSERTEDINVISIBLE 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 SIDESEALS ON PLANK AND VERTICAL DRY SIDECONTINUOUS DRY SIDE SEAL ALWAYS FACES DRY SIDE NOTE VERTICAL LOCKING HANDLEPLANK 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 SETTIGHT…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 VEHICLEACCESS DIRECTLY OVER INVISIBLE WALL BASE.
IFCWTM….PROTECTS, PRESERVES AND RECONNECTSENJOY… 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 WALL1997 FLOOD EQUAL TO LEVEL OF TOP OF CONCRETE WALLINTERMEDIATE 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 SUPPORTSMAXIMUM 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
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
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 HISTORY SOUTHERN 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