Course Summary:

Rapid visual screening of buildings for potential seismic hazards, as described in this course, originated in 1988 and is written for a broad audience ranging from engineers and building officials to appropriately trained professionals.

Learning objectives:

This course provides a “sidewalk survey” approach that enables users to classify surveyed buildings into two categories: those acceptable as to risk to life safety or those that may be seismically hazardous and should be evaluated in more detail by a design professional experienced in seismic design. For further details click on the Course Topics #14 hyperlink below and the quiz