Resource Record Details
Rapid Visual Screening of Buildings for Potential Seismic Hazards: Supporting Documentation. Second Edition
This companion document to the Rapid Visual Screening (RVS) handbook (FEMA 154)
provides the technical basis for the updated RVS procedure. The document summarizes results
from the efforts to solicit user feedback and describes in detail the development of the Basic
Structural Hazard Score and the Score Modifier.
Document Details:
Resource Type: |
Document / Report |
Audience Categories: |
General Public / Households
Businesses / Professionals
Emergency Personnel and Managers
Design and Construction Industry
State, Local and Tribal Representatives
Insurance Industry
Scientific and Research Organizations / Institutions
Hazard Mitigation Officers
Historic Preservation / Environmental
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Hazard Types: |
Earthquake
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Subjects: |
Mitigation Strategies and Techniques
Emergency Preparedness
Technological and Research Methodology
Building Design
Risk Assessment
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Program: |
NEHRP - National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program |
Distribution Restrictions: |
Number of Hard Copies: |
500 |
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