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Section 08 39 18 PERMANENT GLASS FLOOD BARRIERS PART 1 GENERAL RELATED DOCUMENTS Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including General, Special and Supplementary Conditions and Division 1 Specification Sections, apply to this Section. SUMMARY This Section includes the following: Permanent glass flood barriers Exterior entrance systems. Exterior storefront systems. Related sections include the following: Division 7 Section ‘’Building Insulation’’ for firesafing field installed in conjunction with glazed aluminum entrances and storefront system. Division 7 Section ‘’Joint Sealants” for joint sealants installed as part of glazed aluminum entrances and storefront system.’ Division 8 Section “Structural Glazed Aluminum Curtain Walls” Division 8 Section ‘’Glazing’’ 1.03 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION General: Provide (4) four sided structural glazed aluminum FLOOD PANEL system that has the following capabilities based on testing manufacturer’s standard units in assemblies similar to those indicated for this project: Withstands loads, thermal and structural movement requirements indicated without failure. Air infiltration and water penetration exceeding specified limits. Framing members transferring stresses, including those caused by thermal and structural movement, to glazing units. Flood Loads for flood barriers must meet those expressed by FEMA Technical Bulletin 3-93 for Non -Residential flood Protection and must be manufactured to US ARMY Corps Of Engineers ‘Flood Proofing Regulations’ to meet performance for Type 2 Closures as identified in Chapter 7, Section 701.1.1 System must be able to be reglazed from the exterior. Wind Loads: Provide glazed aluminum entrances and storefronts system, including anchorage, capable of withstanding wind-load design pressures calculated according to requirements of authorities having jurisdiction, and the American Society of Civil Engineers’ ASCE 7, “Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures,” 6.4.2, “