COASTAL CONSTRUCTION

Helpful technical information.

  1. Design & Construction Guidance for Breakaway Walls. FEMA Technical Bulletin 9.

  2. Video of a contractor building a breakaway wall. Video.

Direction from Dave Koppel

  1. 90% is A-Zone work.

  2. The rest is V-Zone work.

Process in designing breakaway walls.

  1. Estimate loads and forces acting upon the breakaway walls.

  2. Be mindful that we need to select the proper IBC/ASCE load combinations.

  3. It may be necessary to use software to estimate forces.

  4. Look at the fasteners on the wall. Fastener capacity should be much less than demand.