Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Great view but too close to the ocean.

 


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  1. Agreed. Too close. I've lived in CA and NC, and have seen fine homes devoured.

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  2. A fine place until it's gone!

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  3. Ditto for flood plains.
    Hookups for mobile homes should be the only permanent features made by Man seen there.

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  4. Ate at similar restaurant during a storm. Got flooded.

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  5. Since it is a window view from inside would like a picture from the outside, looks are deceiving yet 4 inch window glass or bullet proof glass would work well at a location like this.

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    1. The entire structure would have to be bullet proof. What good is a window intact if the structure around it has failed.

      Spilling (breaking) waves exert enormous force. Considering the window and structure is a flat plate, it better be able to withstand 30,000 psi or greater, repeatedly.

      Willard Bascom in his book, Waves And Beaches calculated then demonstrated that a 3 foot spilling wave can exert 3,000 psi on a flate plate. That number seems extraordinary yet he proved it in real natural environment (not in the lab). The actual amount of force is a factor of bottom contour and other things, even water temperature.

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