Rapid structural and non-structural assessment of school and hospital buildings in SAARC countries
This document presents a template developed to help the implementation of the Roadmap for Regional Cooperation for Earthquake Risk Management in South Asia. It formulates the procedure to carry out the rapid visual screening of a large number of schools and health buildings in all the SAARC region countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Maldives.
The document helps develop an initial appraisal about the collapse potential or the damageability grades to which the buildings may be subjected considering the seismic intensity occurrence and the seismic zone they are situated in. It is intended to help in developing damage potential of such important community buildings in future earthquake occurrences so that countries may prepare suitable disaster management plans accordingly.