Hurricane Vulnerability
Assessment
FIELD SURVEY GUIDE
Building Data
- Name of Facility
- Address
- ID Number
- Surveyor's Name
- Survey Date
- Year Constructed
- Years of Major Additions or Changes
- Was building formally engineered?
- Number of Storeys
- Windstorm Loss History (Add separate sheet
for additional details if necessary)
- Surveyor's Comments (Add separate sheet for
additional details if necessary)
Environment
- Is there potential of debris from metal or
wooden buildings, trees, loose material or roofing within 300 ft radius?
- What is the type of surrounding terrain?
- What is the type of topography?
- Flat or gently undulating
- Hillside or ridge
- Promontory or cliff
Roof Envelope
- Indicate the geometry of the roof:
- Flat
- Gable
- Hip
- Other (describe)
- 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)
- Is there a positive anchorage system (such
as hurricane straps) connecting the roof system at the exterior walls?
- 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)
- 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)
- 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
- Are there skylights or ventilators on the
roof?
Wall Envelope
- What is the primary vertical load resisting
system at the exterior walls?
- Reinforced concrete
- Steel
- Reinforced masonry
- Unreinforced masonry
- Wood
- Other (describe)
- 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%
- Are the glass or mesh or open blocks
provided with permanently installed shutters?
- 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)
- 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
- Are there awnings, canopies, covered
walkways or carports?
- 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?
- What damage was suffered by the buildings
due to Hurricanes Luis and Marilyn in 1995? (Add separate sheet for additional details if
necessary)
- What types of repairs or types of
reconstruction have taken place? (Add separate sheet for additional details if necessary)
- What standards (with reference to wind and
earthquakes) were used in the repairs or reconstruction? (Add separate sheet for
additional details if necessary)
- Surveyor's comments (Add separate sheet for
additional details if necessary)