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TheBeagle
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I didnt say during a flood. I said all bets are off during a 100 year flood, ie houses floating away. I used pools popping out of the ground as an example of the power of water.
Empty pools can pop out of the ground due to hydrostatic pressure if the water table gets too high. When I build em I have weep holes in the shell allowing ground water through the shell to relieve that pressure. Once its plastered and full you dont have to worry about it as the weight of the full pool itself is stronger than the hydrostatic pressure.
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Sanrith Descartes
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Florida houses tend to be cinder block construction. Our shit ain't ever gonna be floating down a river
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BrutulTM
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It wouldn't really be practical to design a house for 6 feet of water pushing on one side of it. Foundations are designed to hold the house up against gravity. If you're pushing it up or sideways, that's pretty unusual and not what the foundation is designed to deal with.