Novel solutions to a traditional method of property-level flood protection: technical insights into innovative door aperture guards

Beddoes, David W.; Booth, Colin A.

doi:10.2495/sc1401052

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“…Firstly, a doorway with a concrete sill or low profile threshold (as used for disabled access) and, secondly, a modern UPVC doorset with bottom frame member and UPVC sill below. However, both types have inherent problems during flood events [11].…”

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“…In installations where the rate of flood water ingress into the cavity is very high e.g. due to prolonged flood duration and/or very porous external masonry an 8mm cavity membrane (20) must also be fixed (11) against the inside face of the internal wall (3) under the plaster finish (9) to collect any water ingress and transfer it to the PFD (4). A further cavity membrane (13) with floor finish over (12) and skirting board (10) is laid above the solid floor to collect floodwater ingress rising through the hardcore (16) and then through damp proof membrane (15) defects and joins in the solid floor (14).…”

Section: Managing Floodwater Entrymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Towards Complete Property-Level Flood Protection of Domestic Buildings in the Uk

Beddoes

Booth

Lamond

2018

WIT Transactions on the Built Environment

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Property flood resilience (PFR) is an important aspect within an integrated approach to flood risk reduction. In the UK this has resulted in a plethora of products and recommended measures to minimise the ingress of water to the millions of properties at risk that are of traditional domestic masonry construction and limit property damage. The study considers the need for innovation to improve the take up of measures in the UK and demonstrates an innovative suite of measures that can be implemented to minimise and manage floodwater ingress of domestic buildings at various floodwater depths. The measures are shown to have advantages that potentially increase the number of properties at risk that can adopt such systems of risk reduction.

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Section: Door Guardsmentioning

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Section: Managing Floodwater Entrymentioning

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Towards Complete Property-Level Flood Protection of Domestic Buildings in the Uk

Beddoes

Booth

Lamond

2018

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“…Hence, in line with policy, the EA launched [16] the UK's largest flood test centre (at HR Wallingford) to test flood products against a new industry standard PAS 1188 for BSI kite-marked status. This facility and the kite-mark scheme offer manufacturers the benefit of demonstrating their products meet the highest standards and display the kite-mark symbol [6].…”

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“…A major source of water ingress into most flooded properties is through doorways. Therefore, there has been a great deal of development of aperture guards [6], which include temporary demountable guards that are fitted across doorways to prevent water entry. Unfortunately, temporary guards have many inherent problems, such as who will deploy them when homeowners are asleep, are they accessible at short notice, who deploys when people are at work, can the infirm fit them, are the edge seals intact, are the edge seals perished, are the fixing clips intact, with so many different types available -are they being correctly fitted, and are they simply missing or have they been stolen?…”

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Property level flood protection: technical insights of a new safety flood door

Beddoes¹,

Booth²

2016

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Governments acknowledge that many buildings cannot be protected from flooding by large-scale flood defence schemes and, therefore, property level flood protection is considered part of an integrated flood risk strategy, requiring homeowners to shoulder some of this responsibility and install appropriate resistance and resilience measures themselves. Whilst there are many products and options already available to homeowners, this study proposes a new safety flood door and frame (Patent Pending 1315021.4) that can be fitted into new or existing door apertures. The double rebated door is designed to open outwards and has an automatic safety flap that lets in floodwater when the differential height reaches a critical level (600mm depth) that may cause structural property damage. Furthermore, the water seals are enhanced by external water pressure from the floodwater and a safety outlet for floodwater trapped inside the building is fitted. From a commercial and practical perspective, the patented product demonstrates several advantages over those of existing flood door designs and systems and, moreover, is an affordable option by comparison to other flood doors.

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Novel solutions to a traditional method of property-level flood protection: technical insights into innovative door aperture guards

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Towards Complete Property-Level Flood Protection of Domestic Buildings in the Uk

Towards Complete Property-Level Flood Protection of Domestic Buildings in the Uk

Property level flood protection: technical insights of a new safety flood door

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