TAXONOMY STRUCTURE - ATOMS


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Name Title
ADO Adobe blocks
AGR Agriculture
BOL Bolted connections
BP1 Adjoining building(s) on one side
BP2 Adjoining buildings on two sides
BP3 Adjoining buildings on three sides
BPD Detached building
C Concrete, unknown reinforcement
CB Concrete blocks, unknown type
CBH Concrete blocks, hollow
CBS Concrete blocks, solid
CDH High code
CDL Low code
CDM Moderate code
CDN No-code
CHV Change in vertical structure (includes large overhangs)
CIP Cast-in-place concrete
CIPPS Cast-in-place prestressed concrete
CL Fired clay unit, unknown type
CLBLH Fired clay hollow blocks or tiles
CLBRH Fired clay hollow bricks
CLBRS Fired clay solid bricks
COM Commercial and public
CR Concrete, reinforced
CRW Cripple wall
CU Concrete, unreinforced
DBD Equipped with base isolation and/or energy dissipation devices
DCW Columns-Wall density
DNO Non-ductile
DUH High Ductility
DUL Low ductility
DUM Moderate ductility
E Earth, unknown reinforcement
EDU Education
ER Earth, reinforced
ETC Cob or wet construction
ETO Earth technology, other
ETR Rammed earth
EU Earth, unreinforced
EWC Concrete
EWCB Cement-based boards
EWE Earth
EWG Glass
EWMA Masonry
EWME Metal
EWO Material of exterior wall, other
EWPL Plastic/vinyl, various
EWSL Stucco finish on light framing
EWV Vegetative
EWW Wood
FC Concrete
FC1 Cast-in-place beamless reinforced concrete floor
FC2 Cast-in-place beam-supported reinforced concrete floor
FC3 Precast concrete floor with reinforced concrete topping
FC4 Precast concrete floor without reinforced concrete topping
FE Earthen
FIN Fire protection, non presence
FIP Fire insulation, presence
FM Masonry
FM1 Vaulted masonry
FM2 Shallow-arched masonry
FM3 Composite cast-in-place reinforced concrete and masonry floor system
FME Metal
FME1 Metal beams, trusses, or joists supporting light flooring
FME2 Metal beams supporting precast concrete slabs
FME3 Composite steel deck and concrete slab
FN No elevated or suspended floor material (single-storey building)
FO Floor material, other
FOSDL Deep foundation, with lateral capacity
FOSDN Deep foundation, no lateral capacity
FOSN Shallow foundation, no lateral capacity
FOSO Foundation, other
FOSSL Shallow foundation, with lateral capacity
FW Wood
FW1 Wooden beams or trusses and joists supporting light flooring
FW2 Wooden beams or trusses and joists supporting heavy flooring
FW3 Wood-based sheets on joists or beams
FW4 Plywood panels or other light-weight panels for floor
FWCN Floor-wall diaphragm connection not provided
FWCP Floor-wall diaphragm connection present (the role of the connection is to restrain wall out-of-plane forces and to transfer in-plane forces to wall)
GFH Ground floor plan partially open (i.e. with at least 50% of walls).
GFM Not open
GFN Not open
GFO Ground floor plan fully open (no walls)
GOV Government
H Number of storeys above ground
HAPP Approximate number of storeys above ground
HB Number of storeys below ground
HBAPP Approximate number of storeys below ground
HD Slope of the ground
HEA Healthcare
HF Height of ground floor level above grade
HFAPP Approximate height of ground floor level above grade
HHI Inter-storey height (average)
HHT Total height of the structure, measured from the ground floor.
HYB Hybrid or composite (mixed) materials
IND Industrial
INF Informal materials
IRHO Other horizontal irregularity
IRI Irregular structure
IRP Plan irregularities list container
IRR Regular structure
IRV Vertical irregularities list container
IRVO Other vertical irregularity
LDD Different types of llrs in the two directions
LDUAL Dual frame-wall system
LFBR Braced frame
LFC Lateral load coefficient
LFINF Infilled frame
LFLS Flat slab/plate or waffle slab
LFLSINF Infilled flat slab/plate or infilled waffle slab
LFM Moment frame
LHV LHV(sys_a-sys_b), hybrid LLRS in height (a= primary system and secondary system)
LN No lateral load-resisting system
LO Other lateral load-resisting system
LPB Post and beam
LWAL Wall
M Masonry, unknown reinforcement
MATO Other material
MCF Masonry, confined
MDD Different materials in the two directions
ME Metal (except steel)
MEIR Iron
MEO Metal, other
MIX Mixed
MO Masonry unit, other
MOC Cement mortar
MOCL Cement:lime mortar
MOL Lime mortar
MOM Mud mortar
MON No mortar
MR Masonry, reinforced
MUR Masonry, unreinforced
NONRES Not residential
OCO Other occupancy type
PC Precast concrete
PCPS Precast prestressed concrete
PLFA A-shape
PLFB B-shape
PLFC Curved, solid (e.g. circular, elliptical, ovoid)
PLFCO Circular, with an opening
PLFD Triangular shape, solid
PLFDO Triangular shape, with an opening
PLFE E-shape
PLFF F-shape
PLFH H-shape
PLFI Irregular plan shape
PLFL L-shape
PLFR Rectangular, solid
PLFRO Rectangular, with an opening
PLFS S-shape
PLFSQ Square, solid
PLFSQO Square, with an interior opening (e.g. a "donut")
PLFT T-shape
PLFU U-shape
PLFX X-shape
PLFY Y-shape
PNO Non protected windows
POP Pounding potential
PRO Protected windows
RB Bamboo-, cane- or rope-reinforced
RC Concrete
RCB Reinforced concrete bands
RCM Fibre reinforcing mesh
RE Earthen
REC Re-entrant corner
RES Residential
RFA Fabric
RIV Riveted connections
RM Masonry
RME Metal or steel
RMN Concrete roof without additional covering
RMT1 Clay or concrete tile
RMT10 Solar panelled roofs
RMT11 Tensile membrane or fabric roof
RMT2 Fibre cement or metal tile
RMT3 Membrane roofing
RMT4 Slate
RMT5 Stone slab
RMT6 Metal or asbestos sheets
RMT7 Wooden and asphalt shingles
RMT8 Vegetative
RMT9 Earthen
RMTO Roof covering, other
RO Roof material, other
RS Steel-reinforced
RSH1 Flat
RSH2 Pitched with gable ends
RSH3 Pitched and hipped
RSH4 Pitched with dormers
RSH5 Monopitch
RSH6 Sawtooth
RSH7 Curved
RSH8 Complex regular
RSH9 Complex irregular
RSHO Roof shape, other
RTDN Roof tie-down not provided
RTDP Roof tie-down present (a connection that provides vertical attachment of roof to wall in order to restrain roof from upward displacement, lift-off due to wind)
RW Wood-reinforced
RWCN Roof-wall diaphragm connection not provided
RWCP Roof-wall diaphragm connection present (the connection transfers in-plane forces from floor to wall and restrains wall outward displacements)
RWO Wood
S Steel
SET Setback
SHC Short column
SL Cold-formed steel members
SO Steel, other
SOS Soft story
SPBA Basalt
SPGR Granite
SPLI Limestone
SPO Stone, other type
SPSA Sandstone
SPSL Slate
SPTU Tuff
SR Hot-rolled steel members
SRC Concrete, composite with steel section
ST Stone, unknown technology
STDRE Dressed stone
STRUB Rubble (field stone) or semi-dressed stone
TOR Torsion eccentricity
TRT Transportation
W Wood
WBB Bamboo
WEL Welded connections
WHE Heavy wood
WLI Light wood members
WO Wood, other
WOL Large openings (i.e. more than 50% of the wall surface area is occupied by windows and/or doors)
WOM Moderate openings (i.e. from 20% to 50% of the wall surface area is occupied by windows and/or doors)
WON No openings
WOS Small openings (i.e. less than 20% of the wall surface area is occupied by windows and/or doors)
WS Solid wood
WWD Wattle and daub
Y Date of construction or retrofit
YAPP Approximate date of construction or retrofit
YMG Good physical condition/maintenance
YMM Moderate physical condition/maintenance
YMP Poor physical condition/maintenance
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