Missouri Seismic Safety Commission Pilot Project
Rapid Visual Screening
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The Missouri Seismic Safety Commission is performing a pilot project to evaluate interested school districts in east and southeast Missouri for potential seismic hazards resulting from earthquakes occurring in the New Madrid Seismic Zone. Evaluations of twenty school districts, which includes several hundred buildings and/or building additions, have been completed through this program to date.
Seismic screening evaluations were performed in accordance with the Third Edition of FEMA P-154, Rapid Visual Screening (RVS) of Buildings for Potential Seismic Hazards. Level 1 and Level 2 screening was completed for each of the school facilities. A nonstructural checklist was developed in addition to the FEMA P-154 RVS screening forms to address nonstructural hazards that were identified through the site visits. A report was prepared to summarize the findings for each school district, including the seismic hazard, Level 1 and Level 2 screening scores, and provide recommendations on how to incorporate seismic mitigation measures into future projects, prioritization for implementing seismic strengthening measures, and identification of various resources for funding seismic mitigation projects.
Seismic screening evaluations were performed in accordance with the Third Edition of FEMA P-154, Rapid Visual Screening (RVS) of Buildings for Potential Seismic Hazards. Level 1 and Level 2 screening was completed for each of the school facilities. A nonstructural checklist was developed in addition to the FEMA P-154 RVS screening forms to address nonstructural hazards that were identified through the site visits. A report was prepared to summarize the findings for each school district, including the seismic hazard, Level 1 and Level 2 screening scores, and provide recommendations on how to incorporate seismic mitigation measures into future projects, prioritization for implementing seismic strengthening measures, and identification of various resources for funding seismic mitigation projects.