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Rapid Visual Screening of Buildings for Potential Seismic Hazards: A Handbook. Second Edition
The Rapid Visual Screening (RVS) handbook can be used by trained personnel to identify
potentially hazardous buildings before an earthquake. The RVS procedure comprises a method
and several forms that help users quickly identify, inventory, and rank such buildings according
to their expected safety and usability during and after earthquakes. 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 PDF- and text-file versions of
FEMA 154. A new electronic application of FEMA 154 designed for use with handheld
devices (such as Smartphones) will be available in 2009.
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
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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 |
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Cover-Chapter 5 |
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Part 1 |
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Appendix A-D |
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Part 2 |
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Appendix E-F |
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Part 3 |
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