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close this book Disaster mitigation guidelines for hospitals and other health care facilities in the Caribbean
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Annex 2: sample form for vulnerability analysis

BUILDING___________________________________

GEOMETRY__________________________________

Stories ___________Height __________meters __________

Maximum Plan Dimensions - meters

 

Length

Width

Area

Ground Floor

     

First Floor

     

Second Floor

     

Total Area

     

Approximate Age

     

DESCRIPTION OF BUILDING

Indicate condition in box G - good F - fair P - poor

FRAME

Reinforced Concrete

Structural Steel

Timber

Loadbearing Walls

Other (Specify)

         

FLOORS

 

Reinforced Concrete

Structural Steel

Timber

Loadbearing Walls

Other (Specify)

Ground

         

First

         

Second

         
 

Column size mm

Beam size dxd mm

Slab depth mm

Slab span m

Ground

       

First

       

Second

       

ROOF

Indicate condition in box G - good F - fair P - poor

 

Reinforced concrete

Timber

Steel

Aluminum

Other

Size dxd

Primary mbr

           

Secondary mbr

           

Cladding

           

* or cladding thickness units millimeters

 

Hip

Gable

Monipith

Flat

Other (specify)

Shape

         
 

0 - 12

13 - 25

26 - 35

>35

Slope

       
 

Eaves m

Gable end m

Roof overhang

   

Fixings

Type

Spacing

Valley

Ridge

Condition

Primary to building

         

Secondary to primary

         

Cladding to secondary

         

WALLS

Condition

Stone masonry

Concrete block

Timber

Other(specify)

Exterior

       

Interior

       

Thickness

       

WINDOWS

Size dxb

Number

Material

Condition

Shutters

Condition

       

Fitted

Reqd.

 
             

Shutters required are to be

Inside hung

Outside hung

One leaf

Two Leaves

Number

         

DOORS

Size dxb (meters)

No.

Material

Condition

Hinges*

Bolts*

Braces

           

Fitted

Reqd.

               

* Indicate Y - yes N - no for bolts and hinges of adequate strength and numbers in good condition

SITE DESCRIPTION

 

Plain

Ridge

Valley

Peak

Coastal

Location

         
 

Other (specify)

       
 

High

Moderate

Low

Comments

Flood Risk

       

Risk of falling trees or utility poles