FEMA P942 2013
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FEMA P-942 Hurricane Sandy in New Jersey and New York
| Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
| FEMA | 2013 | 223 |
Building Performance Observations, Recommendations, and Technical Guidance
PDF Catalog
| PDF Pages | PDF Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | Cover |
| 2 | Inside Cover |
| 3 | Title Page |
| 4 | Members of the Mitigation Assessment Team |
| 5 | Dedication |
| 6 | Header Photograph Description |
| 7 | Executive Summary |
| 8 | Mitigation Assessment Team Deployment and Observations MAT Recommendations Climate Change and Sea Level Rise |
| 9 | Building Codes and Standards Flood Protection Residential Construction |
| 11 | Critical Facilities and Key Assets Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Systems |
| 13 | Contents |
| 18 | Appendices List of Figures |
| 26 | List of Tables |
| 28 | Acronyms and Abbreviations |
| 29 | Chapter 1. Introduction |
| 30 | 1.1 Organization of Report |
| 31 | 1.2 Background 1.2.1 Hurricane Sandy – The Event |
| 34 | 1.2.2 Regional Preparedness Actions |
| 36 | 1.2.3 FEMA Mitigation Assessment Team |
| 40 | 1.3 Summary of Damage Observed |
| 41 | 1.4 Flood Zones and Issuance of Updated Flood Hazard Information 1.4.1 FIRMs and Flood Zones |
| 42 | 1.4.2 Advisory Base Flood Elevation Maps |
| 43 | 1.4.3 New FIRMs |
| 45 | Chapter 2. Building Codes, Standards, and Regulations |
| 47 | 2.1 State of New Jersey 2.2 New York State |
| 48 | 2.3 New York City |
| 49 | 2.4 Guidelines and Standards for Healthcare Facilities |
| 51 | Chapter 3. Performance of Low-Rise Buildings |
| 53 | 3.1 Performance Relative to Flood and Erosion 3.1.1 Effect of Siting on Building Performance |
| 54 | 3.1.1.1 Building Location and Wave Exposure |
| 56 | 3.1.1.2 Beach and Dune Condition |
| 60 | 3.1.1.3 Barrier Island Breaches |
| 62 | 3.1.1.4 Features and Structures That Focus Flow 3.1.1.5 Proximity to Erosion Control Structures |
| 65 | 3.1.1.6 Proximity to Flood-Borne Debris Sources |
| 67 | 3.1.2 Elevation and Freeboard |
| 70 | 3.1.3 Foundation Performance |
| 80 | 3.1.4 Connections between Foundation and Building |
| 85 | 3.1.5 Basements and Subgrade Areas |
| 88 | 3.1.6 Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Systems |
| 90 | 3.2 Performance Relative to Wind |
| 92 | 3.2.1 Main Wind Force Resisting System |
| 93 | 3.2.2 Building Envelope Damage |
| 97 | 3.3 Mold |
| 99 | Chapter 4. Performance of Mid- and High-Rise Buildings |
| 100 | 4.1 Mid-Rise Buildings 4.1.1 Siting Effects on Building Performance |
| 101 | 4.1.2 Structural Performance |
| 102 | 4.1.3 Critical Building Systems |
| 106 | 4.1.4 Conveyance/Elevators |
| 109 | 4.2 High-Rise Buildings 4.2.1 Siting Effects on Building Performance |
| 111 | 4.2.2 Structural Performance |
| 114 | 4.2.3 Critical Building Systems |
| 122 | 4.2.4 Conveyance/Elevators |
| 123 | Chapter 5. Performance of Critical Facilities and Key Assets |
| 124 | 5.1 Background 5.1.1 Critical Facilities Visited by the MAT |
| 125 | 5.1.2 General Preparedness |
| 126 | 5.2 Healthcare Facilities |
| 128 | 5.2.1 Facility Location and Construction |
| 129 | 5.2.2 Preparing for Hurricane Sandy |
| 131 | 5.2.3 Level of Flooding and Resulting Damage |
| 132 | 5.2.4 Effect on Operations and Functionality |
| 133 | 5.2.5 Recovery Actions and Issues |
| 135 | 5.3 First Responders: Police and Fire |
| 137 | 5.3.1 Facility Location and Construction 5.3.2 Preparing for Hurricane Sandy 5.3.3 Level of Flooding and Resulting Damage 5.3.4 Effect on Operations and Functionality |
| 138 | 5.3.5 Recovery Actions and Issues 5.4 Schools |
| 140 | 5.4.1 Facility Location and Construction 5.4.2 Preparing for Hurricane Sandy 5.4.3 Level of Flooding and Resulting Damage 5.4.4 Effect on Operations and Functionality 5.4.5 Recovery Actions and Issues |
| 141 | 5.5 Data Centers |
| 142 | 5.5.1 Facility Location and Construction |
| 143 | 5.5.2 Preparing for Hurricane Sandy 5.5.3 Level of Flooding and Resulting Damage 5.5.4 Effect on Operations and Functionality |
| 144 | 5.5.5 Recovery Actions and Issues |
| 146 | 5.6 Wastewater Treatment Plants |
| 147 | 5.6.1 Facility Location and Construction |
| 148 | 5.6.2 Preparing for Hurricane Sandy 5.6.3 Level of Flooding and Resulting Damage 5.6.4 Effect on Operations and Functionality |
| 149 | 5.6.5 Recovery Actions and Issues |
| 151 | 5.7 Transportation Facilities |
| 152 | 5.7.1 Facility Location and Construction |
| 153 | 5.7.2 Preparing for Hurricane Sandy |
| 154 | 5.7.3 Level of Flooding and Resulting Damage 5.7.4 Effect on Operations and Functionality |
| 156 | 5.7.5 Recovery Actions and Issues |
| 159 | Chapter 6. Historic Properties |
| 161 | 6.1 All Saints Episcopal Church (Bay Head, NJ) |
| 164 | 6.2 Erie-Lackawanna Terminal (Hoboken, NJ) |
| 165 | 6.3 Monmouth Boat Club (Red Bank, NJ) |
| 167 | 6.4 Ocean Grove Auditorium (Ocean Grove, NJ) |
| 168 | 6.5 Statue of Liberty National Monument (New York Harbor) 6.5.1 Ellis Island 6.5.2 Liberty Island |
| 171 | 6.6 Jacob Riis Park (Queens, NY) |
| 174 | 6.7 South Street Seaport Historic District (Manhattan, NY) |
| 177 | Chapter 7. Conclusions and Recommendations 7.1 Summary of Building Performance |
| 179 | 7.2 General Conclusions and Recommendations |
| 180 | 7.3 Codes and Standards 7.3.1 New Jersey |
| 182 | 7.3.2 New York State |
| 183 | 7.3.3 New York City |
| 185 | 7.3.4 Healthcare Facility-Specific Standards |
| 186 | 7.3.5 FEMA |
| 187 | 7.4 Siting |
| 189 | 7.5 Structural |
| 192 | 7.5.1 Flood Protection |
| 193 | 7.5.2 Elevating Structures and Freeboard |
| 197 | 7.6 Building Systems 7.6.1 General Protection |
| 199 | 7.6.2 Elevators |
| 200 | 7.6.3 Fuel Tanks and Emergency Pumps |
| 201 | 7.7 Continuity of Operations in Critical Facilities and Other Key Assets |
| 202 | 7.7.1 Planning for Continuity of Operations |
| 204 | 7.7.2 Healthcare Facilities |
| 205 | 7.7.3 Gas Stations 7.7.4 Transit Facilities (Maintenance Facilities, Entry Stations) |
| 206 | 7.7.5 Wastewater Treatment Plants |
| 207 | 7.8 Historic |
| 209 | 7.9 Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations |
| 217 | References |
