Post 08 : Long vertical support member of wood or steel set in holes that are backfilled with compacted material. Posts often cannot act as independent support units and therefore are often braced with connections to other posts
Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA, U.S. Department of Homeland Security DHS, Principles and Practices for the Design and Construction of Flood Resistant Building Utility Systems, Appendix B - Glossary of Terms, Washington, DC, USA 1999. www.fema.gov/pdf/fima/pbuffd_appendix_b.pdf, (ND/ Flood - Amer) {993}