CEMP-E
TI 809-51
30 September 1999
(5) Assembly. Includes all buildings used for the congregation of groups of personnel.
Examples include assembly halls, auditoriums, theaters, chapels, gymnasiums, and recreation
buildings.
(6) Hospital. Includes all buildings used for health care. Examples include hospitals,
clinics, and dispensaries.
(7) Essential support. Includes buildings that house essential support services,
including fire stations, police facilities, security offices, and prisons.
(8) Utility. Includes buildings that are components of utility system. Examples include
electric substations, pumping plants, and sewage treatment plants.
(9) Warehouse. Includes buildings that are used for storage. Examples include
warehouses, cold storage facilities, and ordnance magazines.
(10) Communications. Includes buildings that house communications facilities.
Examples include telephone equipment buildings, aircraft traffic control facilities, and satellite
communication centers.
d. Seismic Use Groups. Examples of occupancy types or functions in the various Seismic
Use Groups are indicated in Table 1-1. Buildings with multiple occupancies should be
categorized according to the most important occupancy, unless the portion of the building that
houses the most important occupancy can be shown to satisfy all of the requirements for that
occupancy.
e. Structural scores and modifiers. This is the most important portion of the review form.
The lateral load system data recorded from the drawings and the confirming data observed in
the site visit are tempered with the engineering judgment of the engineer to develop a relative
score reflecting the seismic vulnerability of the building. For each building type, this portion of
the form provides a basic score and 11 structural modifiers. The final score for a specific
building will be the total of the basic score plus all applicable modifiers. This scoring system is
similar to that described in FEMA 154 (Reference 7), except for revisions to make the
descriptions and numerical values more applicable to typical buildings in Department of Defense
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