Site Form
Help for the Site Creation Form.
You will be prompted to access the GPS to set latitude and longitude when you first create a site.
Address Tab
Building name, Address, City, State, Zip Code
The button "Standing at Front Door" will bring you to the GPS screen to get a latitude and longitude.
Info Tab
Number of stories, Total Floor Area (sq ft), Year Built, Other Identifiers, Use of Site
Sketch Tab
Edit: Edit the current sketch, or create a new one if there is no current sketch. Editing is done through a free form drawing tool.
Clear: Clears the current sketch. Is not selectable if there is no current sketch.
GPS: Get the location at the time of the sketch from a GPS.
Photo Tab
Camera : Take a picture with the mobile device's camera to get a photo to use.
Browse: Browse the mobile device's file system for a photo to use.
Clear: Clear the current photo. Is not selectable if there is no current photo. GPS: Get the location at the time of the photo from a GPS
Occupancy Tab
Occupancy Type: Select the kind of occupancy/occupancies that this site is meant for:
Assembly, Commercial, Emergency Services, Government, Historic, Industrial, Office, Residential, School
Number of Person: Select the number of persons that this site is meant for.
Soil Tab
Choose a single soil type out of the radio buttons.
Class A: Hard Rock
Class B: Average Rock
Class C: Dense Soil
Class D: Soil Soil
Class E: Soft Soil
Class F: Poor Soil
Hazards Tab
Unreinforced Chimneys, Parapets, Cladding
Other: Enter in any other hazards that apply.
Scoring Tab
Select 1 or more building types out of the 15: C1, C2, C3, PC1, PC2, RM1, RM2, S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, URM, W1, W2
Select a single soil type and 1 or more scoring options for each building type.
Image credit: Bill Holmes and Tony Alexander
Figure 1. W1 Wood Light Frame
Figure 2. W2 Wood Frame Commercial and Industrial
Figure 3. S1 (MRF) Steel Moment Resisting Frame
Figure 4. S2 (BR) Steel Braced Frame
Figure 5. S3 (LM) Steel Light Metal Frame
Figure 6. S4 (RC SW) Steel Frame with Reinforced Concrete Shearwalls
Figure 7. S5 (URM INF) Steel Frame with Unreinforced Masonry Infill
Figure 8. C1 (MRF) Concrete Moment Frame
Figure 9. C2 (SW) Concrete Shearwall
Figure 10. C3 (URM INF) Concrete Frame with Unreinforced Masonry Infill
Figure 11. PC1 (TU) Tiltup Concrete
Figure 12. PC2 Pracast Concrete Moment Frame
Figure 13. RM1 (FD) Reinforced Masonry with Flexible Diaphragm
Figure 14. RM2 (ED) Reinforced Masonry with Rigid Diaphragms
Figure 15. URM Unreinforced Masonry Bearing Wall
Eval Tab
Evaluation information
Comments: Extra comments.
Score: The score calculated from the score tab.
Detailed Evaluation Required: Check this box if a detailed evaluation is required.