Hurricane Vulnerability Assessment

FIELD SURVEY GUIDE

Building Data

1. Name of Facility
2. Address
3. ID Number
4. Surveyor's Name
5. Survey Date
6. Year Constructed
7. Years of Major Additions or Changes
8. Was building formally engineered?

• Yes
• No
• Do not know

9. Number of Storeys
10. Windstorm Loss History (Add separate sheet for additional details if necessary)

11. Surveyor's Comments (Add separate sheet for additional details if necessary)

Environment

1. Is there potential of debris from metal or wooden buildings, trees, loose material or roofing within 300 ft radius?

• Yes
• No

2. What is the type of surrounding terrain?

• Coastal
• Open field
• Town

3. What is the type of topography?

• Flat or gently undulating
• Hillside or ridge
• Promontory or cliff

Roof Envelope

1. Indicate the geometry of the roof:

• Flat
• Gable
• Hip
• Other (describe)

2. What is the primary roof support system (supported at the exterior walls)?

• Reinforced concrete
• Steel beam
• Steel truss
• Open-web steel joist
• Tapered steel beam
• Wood truss
• Wood beam or rafter
• Other (describe)

3. Is there a positive anchorage system (such as hurricane straps) connecting the roof system at the exterior walls?

• Yes
• No
• Do not know

4. What materials are used for the roof deck?

• Cast-in-place concrete slab
• Precast concrete
• Metal deck
• Wood battens
• Plywood
• Wood close boarding
• Other (describe)

5. What type of roof covering is used?

• Built-up roof with gravel
• Standing seam metal roof
• Metal profiled sheets
• Asbestos cement sheets
• Single-ply membrane
• Tile roof
• Timber shingles
• Asphalt shingles
• Other (describe)

6. What is the age of the roof covering?

• Less than 5 years
• 5 to 10 years
• 11 to 15 years
• 16 to 20 years
• greater than 20 years
• Do not know

7. Are there skylights or ventilators on the roof?

• Yes
• No

Wall Envelope

1. What is the primary vertical load resisting system at the exterior walls?

• Reinforced concrete
• Steel
• Reinforced masonry
• Unreinforced masonry
• Wood
• Other (describe)

2. What is the percentage of wall area covered by glass or mesh or open blocks?

• 0% to 5%
• 6% to 20%
• 21% to 60%
• Greater than 60%

4. Are the glass or mesh or open blocks provided with permanently installed shutters?

• Yes
• No

4. Indicate the type of cladding (other than in 2 and 3 above) used

• Reinforced concrete block masonry
• Unreinforced concrete block masonry
• Precast concrete elements
• Stone panels
• Metal panels
• Wood
• Other (describe)

6. Indicate the type of external doors in the building

• Metal panels
• Solid wood (incl T&G)
• Hollow-core plywood
• Solid-core plywood
• Other (describe)

Other Considerations

1. Are there awnings, canopies, covered walkways or carports?

• Yes
• No

2. What wind code was used for the design of the building?

• BNS CP28 - Code of Practice for Wind Loads for Structural Design
• CUBiC Part 2 Section 2 - Structural Design Requirements, Wind Loads
• BS 6399 Part 2 - Code of Practice for Wind Loads. Year?
• ASCE 7 - Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures. Year?
• South Florida Building Code. Year?

3. What damage was suffered by the buildings due to Hurricanes Luis and Marilyn in 1995? (Add separate sheet for additional details if necessary)

4. What types of repairs or types of reconstruction have taken place? (Add separate sheet for additional details if necessary)

5. What standards (with reference to wind and earthquakes) were used in the repairs or reconstruction? (Add separate sheet for additional details if necessary)

6. Surveyor's comments (Add separate sheet for additional details if necessary)