relative degree of importance or riak in each case.

The ta.bles are mostly self-explanatory but it may

be helpful to lay something about the intention
of Table 10.
The effect of the value of the contents of a struc-
ture is dear: the term 'consequential effect' is
intended to cover not only material risks to goods
and property but alao such aspects as the disrup-
tiOD of essential services of all kinds, particularly
in hospitals.
The risk to life is generaliy very smail, but if a
building is struck, fire or panic can naturally
result. All possible steps should, therefore, be
taken to reduce these effects, especially among
child ern, the old, and the sick.
Table I Overall A,lIell.meat of KI.k
( Clausts 8.1.4 and 8.1.5)
Table lA Wel.htm, FactoI' 'A' (Uu of Straetare )
Use to Wldcll Structure
i- Put
Houses and other buildiDgs of compar-
able size
Houses and other buildings of campar-
a bJe .ize with ouuide aerial
Factories, workabopi and laboratories
Office blocks, botela, block. or Bat. and
otber residential buildings other than
those included below
Places of assembly, for example, chur-
ches, hall., theatres, mUleums, exhi-
bitions, departmental stores, \,ost
offices, atations, airports, Ind stadium
structures
Schools. hospitals, children'. and other
home.
Value of 'A'
0'3
0'7
1'0
1'2
}'3
1'7
Table IB Weighting Factor 'I' ( Type of
Construction)
Type 01 COIl.tractloll
Steel framed encased with any roof
other thaD metal
Reinforced concrete with any roof
other than metal
Value olfB'
0'2
Steel framed encased or reinforced con" 0'8
crete with metal roof
Brick, plain concrete or masonry with 1'0
any roof other tban metal or thatch
Timber framed or clad with aoy roof 1'4
other than metal or thatch
Brick, plain concrete, masonry, timber 1'1
framed but with metal roofing
Any building with a thatched roof 2'0
.. A structure of exposed metal which. it continuous
down to ground level il excluded from these table. &I it
require. no lightDiq protection beyorad adequate earthing
arrangemeDtI.
il2309 .19.
Table IC We1lhtllli Factor SC' (Coateat.
or CO.lleqaeadal E8"ectl )
COJItelltal 01' CoIiseqaendal
Meet.
Ordinary domeltic or office buildings,
faclories and workshop' not contain-
ing valuable or ipedaUy susceptible
cootenU
Induacrial and agricultural buildings
with specially susceptible. contents
Power stations, gaa works, telephone
exchange., radio Itationl
Industrial key plants, ancient monu-
mentl and historic buildings, mUle-
urns, art or other buildings
with speciaUy valuabJe contents
Value of'C'
0'3
0'8
1'0
1'3
Schools, boapitals, cbiJdrents and other 1'7
bomes, places of uaembJy
-This meanl specially plant or material.
vulnerable to fire or the results of fire,
Table ID WeightiDg Faetor 'D' ( Delree of
IlolatioD)
Dep.e of boladoll Val"e of CD'
Structure located in a large area of 0'4
structures or treel oftbe same or grea-
ter height, for example, in a large
town or forest
Structure located in an Irea with few 1'0
otber structure. or Crets of limilar
height
Structure completely isolated or ex.. 2'0
ceeding ae lealt twice the height of
lurroundiag structures or tree.
Table IE Weqhtiag Factor 'E' ( Type of
COUDtry )
Type of Co_try
Flat country at any level
Hill country
MOlU'ltlin country between 300' m aDd
900m
MOllDtain country above 900 m
8.1.6 Interpretation of Overall Risk Factor
Value of 'E'
1"7
The risk factor method put forward here is to be
taken a! giving guidance on what might, in some
cases, be a difficult problem. If the result obtain ..
ed is considerably less than 10-
6
( 1 in 100 000 )
then, in the absence of other overriding consider-
ations, protection does not appear necesaary; if
the reaul t is greater than 10-
6
, say for example
10-' ( 1 in 10 000 ) then sound reasons would be
needed to support a decision not to give protec-
tion.
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