Typical range of depths for wooden piles in coastal/beach residential construction?
Typical range of depths for wooden piles in coastal/beach residential construction?
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Not doing a design, just working out preliminary concept pricing for a client. Presume the client is anticipating hurricane loads in a coastal V zone. Granular sandy soils.
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RE: Typical range of depths for wooden piles in coastal/beach residential construction?
1. The State owns all beaches up to the high tide line.
2. State law (SC Beachfront Management Act) establishes additional "set back" distances based on specific, local erosion rates.
From 10' to 20' embeddment, for for the A zone. See FEMA Home Builders Guide to Coastal Construction - Pile Design & Installation
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RE: Typical range of depths for wooden piles in coastal/beach residential construction?
RE: Typical range of depths for wooden piles in coastal/beach residential construction?
cvg is right. You need to check scour depth as that is what typically governs the depth of piles along the coast.
RE: Typical range of depths for wooden piles in coastal/beach residential construction?
RE: Typical range of depths for wooden piles in coastal/beach residential construction?
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