Rapid Visual Screening of Buildings for Potential Seismic Hazards : A Handbook

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued this revised edition of this handbook under the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program. Chapters: Summary & Application; Introduction; Planning & Managing Rapid Visual Screening (RVS); Completing the Data Collection Form; Using the RVS Procedure Results; Example Application of RVS; Maps Showing Seismicity Regions; Data Collection Forms & Quick Reference Guide; Review of Design & Construction Drawings; Exterior Screening for Seismic System & Age; Characteristics & Earthquake Performance of RVS Building Types; Earthquakes & How Buildings Resist Them. References. Charts & tables.Rojahn, Christopher is the author of 'Rapid Visual Screening of Buildings for Potential Seismic Hazards : A Handbook', published 2003 under ISBN 9780756737245 and ISBN 0756737249.