University of Iowa, Art Building West

Project Type: Perimeter Wall

Project Description: The Art Building West at the University of Iowa in Iowa City was completely flooded and needed to be gutted.

Flood Wall Corner Posts

The system uses four 90 degree custom corner posts

Art Building West

Art Building West is once again in use by the students of the University of Iowa.

Removable Flood Wall, Iowa City, IA

The flood wall spans 300' along the north side of the building. Over 9' high, two intermediate support posts are required along a each 20' plank span to pick up the load of the maximum flood height.

Removable flood walls

The University of Iowa can make judgements about the arrival of floods based on the water level of Coralville Lake. This provides a significant time cushion to move flood measures into place.

Aluminum Flood Planks

The planks of the removable flood wall system can be rigged to stack several at a time, decreasing erection time.

Struts

Diagonal struts prevent the forces of overturning on high walls.

Corner Posts, Dry Side Strut Configuration

At the corner, a custom configuration was engineered to use a common strut shoe.

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