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Rapid Visual Screening of Buildings for Potential Seismic Hazards: A Handbook. Second Edition
This handbook presents a method to quickly identify, inventory, and rank buildings posing risk
of death, injury, or severe curtailment in use following an earthquake. The Rapid Visual
Screening (RVS) procedure can be used by trained personnel to identify potentially hazardous
buildings with a 15- to 30-minute exterior inspection, using a data collection form included in
the handbook. A significant difference in the second edition is the need for a higher level of
technical engineering expertise on the part of the users. The structural scoring system has been
revised, based on new information, and the handbook has been shortened and focused to
make it easier to use.The target audiences for this guide are building officials, engineers,
architects, building owners, emergency managers, and interested citizens.
The CD-ROM, FEMA 154CD, contains
PowerPoint slides with instructor notes; the RVS Student Manual (FEMA 154SM); data
collection forms; and the PDF and text files of FEMA 154.
Document Details:
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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: |
1 |
Chapter / Section Records
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Cover-Chapter 2 |
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Part 1 |
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View / Download / Print (pdf 2076K)
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View / Download / Print (txt 61K)
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Chapter 3-5 |
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Part 2 |
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View / Download / Print (pdf 3916K)
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View / Download / Print (txt 90K)
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Appendix A-D |
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Part 3 |
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View / Download / Print (pdf 4999K)
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View / Download / Print (txt 14K)
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Appendix E |
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Part 4 |
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View / Download / Print (pdf 4712K)
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View / Download / Print (txt 56K)
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| Chapter / Section Title: |
Appendix F-Project Participants |
| Chapter / Section Number: |
Part 5 |
| Resource File: |
View / Download / Print (pdf 1300K)
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View / Download / Print (txt 25K)
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| Distribution Restrictions: |
Number of Hard Copies: |
100 |
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