amy-coates-elder-bench/elder-bench-protocol.json

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{
"title": "Elder Bench Protocol",
"author": "Amy Coates",
"location": "Sophienburg Park, New Braunfels, TX",
"benchmark_elevation_ft_AMSL": 612.4,
"bench_specifications": {
"seat_height_in": 18.0,
"seat_height_mm": 457,
"material": "Taxodium distichum (Cypress)",
"load_capacity_lb": 450,
"historical_flood_line_ft_above_deck": 7.8
},
"hydrologic_constants": {
"alpha_coefficient_ft_per_inch_rain": 0.047,
"critical_threshold_ft_AMSL": 617.1,
"safe_margin_ft": 2.0,
"rainfall_safe_zone_inches": 100.0
},
"preservation_algorithm": {
"step_measure": "Current deck elevation via USGS gauge station 08184500",
"step_calculate": "ΔH = (Current_Rainfall × 0.047) Safe_Margin(2.0)",
"step_act": "If ΔH > 0, initiate Bench_Lift_Sequence",
"step_verify": "Seat height remains 18 inches from new datum"
},
"sources": [
"https://waterservices.usgs.gov/nwis/iv/?format=json&sites=08184500",
"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6312080",
"https://amy-coates.4ort.net/comal-flood-predictor.html"
],
"related_work": [
"https://amy-coates.4ort.net/resilience-ledger.html",
"https://amy-coates.4ort.net/comal-heritage-map.html"
]
}