Table E-3 Flood Damage Summary

DOE-STD-1020-2002

Table E-3 Flood Damage Summary

Hazard

Damage

Water damage to building contents; loss of electric power and component function;

Submergence

settlements of dikes, levees; levee overtopping

Hydrostatic

Cracking in walls and foundation damage; ponding on roofs that can cause collapse;

loads

failure of levees and dikes due to hydrostatic pressure and leakage

Erosion of embankments and undermining of seawalls. High dynamic loads can cause

Dynamic loads

severe structural damage and erosion of levees

The transport of hazardous or radioactive material represents a major consequence of

on-site flooding if confinement buildings or vaults are breached. Depending on the form and

amount of material, the effects could be long-term and widespread once the contaminants enter

the ground water or are deposited in populated areas.

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