FEMA 155, Rapid Visual Screening of Buildings for Potential Seismic Hazards: Supporting Documentation (2nd Edition)

The ATC-21-1 report, Rapid Visual Screening of Buildings for Potential Seismic Hazards: Supporting Documentation (2nd Edition, FEMA 155), was funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and developed under the ATC-21 Update Project. (Published 2002, 117 pages)

ABSTRACT: Included in this report is the technical basis for the updated rapid visual screening procedure of ATC-21, including (1) a summary of the results from the efforts to solicit user feedback, and (2) a detailed description of the development effort leading to the basic structural hazard scores and the score modifiers.

Available free of charge by contacting FEMA (phone: 1-800-480-2520).

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