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From page 173... ... C-1 APPENDIX C: DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND PRE-EVENT RECOVERY PLANNING Disaster assessment includes both determining the extent of infrastructure damage and assessing the viability of continued use of the site. Damage can range from some minor damage that can be immediately fixed with local resources to more extensive damage that requires substantial resources, including government resources, and years of time. Read the entire page →
From page 174... ... C-2 A Pre-Event Recovery Planning Guide for Transportation DAMAGE ASSESSMENT TOOLS AND RESOURCES Tools/Resources Description and Web Link iCat Storm Damage Estimator iCat provides easy access to historical hurricane damage information. This interactive resource is a comprehensive, searchable interface to ﬁnd damage estimates for all major storms in the United States from 1900 to the present day. Read the entire page →
From page 175... ... Appendix C: Damage Assessment and Pre-Event Recovery Planning C-3 Information Tools to Improve PostEarthquake Prioritization of Bridge Inspections WSDOT tools and procedures to estimate the likelihood of slight (or greater) bridge damage based on the intensity of earthquake shaking (obtained from ShakeMaps) Read the entire page →
From page 176... ... C-4 A Pre-Event Recovery Planning Guide for Transportation Post Earthquake Damage and Safety Evaluation of Buildings THE ATC-20 product series contains guidelines and related materials for postearthquake evaluation and repair of damaged buildings. The series is oﬀered for sale on the Applied Technology Council (ATC) Read the entire page →
From page 177... ... Appendix C: Damage Assessment and Pre-Event Recovery Planning C-5 Checklist for Tornado/Hurricane Damaged Structure Inspection After a structure has been damaged during any of the wind storms -- tornado, hurricane, or high winds -- this describes the damage signs that should be noted for a wood frame structure (exterior and interior) , steel frame or load bearing walls, or concrete frame or slab. Read the entire page →

From page 173...

... C-1 APPENDIX C: DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND PRE-EVENT RECOVERY PLANNING Disaster assessment includes both determining the extent of infrastructure damage and assessing the viability of continued use of the site. Damage can range from some minor damage that can be immediately fixed with local resources to more extensive damage that requires substantial resources, including government resources, and years of time.

Read the entire page →

From page 174...

... C-2 A Pre-Event Recovery Planning Guide for Transportation DAMAGE ASSESSMENT TOOLS AND RESOURCES Tools/Resources Description and Web Link iCat Storm Damage Estimator iCat provides easy access to historical hurricane damage information. This interactive resource is a comprehensive, searchable interface to ﬁnd damage estimates for all major storms in the United States from 1900 to the present day.

Read the entire page →

From page 175...

... Appendix C: Damage Assessment and Pre-Event Recovery Planning C-3 Information Tools to Improve PostEarthquake Prioritization of Bridge Inspections WSDOT tools and procedures to estimate the likelihood of slight (or greater) bridge damage based on the intensity of earthquake shaking (obtained from ShakeMaps)

Read the entire page →

From page 176...

... C-4 A Pre-Event Recovery Planning Guide for Transportation Post Earthquake Damage and Safety Evaluation of Buildings THE ATC-20 product series contains guidelines and related materials for postearthquake evaluation and repair of damaged buildings. The series is oﬀered for sale on the Applied Technology Council (ATC)

Read the entire page →

From page 177...

... Appendix C: Damage Assessment and Pre-Event Recovery Planning C-5 Checklist for Tornado/Hurricane Damaged Structure Inspection After a structure has been damaged during any of the wind storms -- tornado, hurricane, or high winds -- this describes the damage signs that should be noted for a wood frame structure (exterior and interior) , steel frame or load bearing walls, or concrete frame or slab.

Read the entire page →

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