"Online Questionnaire Structure"

To complete this survey in a timely manner and successfully, it is highly recommended you first download and have a brief review the type of required information requested in this research and then start to fill out the questionnaires once you connect to the internet.

Fundamental Questionnaire    

Supplemental Questionnaire   

By taking conceivable structural, economical, and social characteristics of retrofitted buildings into consideration, the required information is queried through two separate questionnaires as follow:

Fundamental Questionnaire (Essential information for cost modelling)

Question type Requested Information Steps
Descriptive Multiple-choice
  6 Contributor type STEP ONE
Login and contributor information
6   Name
86   Address
66   Email
6   Contact number
6   User name
6   Password
6   Retype password
  6 City where the building is located STEP TWO
General information of the retrofitted building
  66 Heritage building control
  6 Year of original design and construction
  6 Occupancy and social classification
  6 Building importance level
6   Building total area
  66 Building total height
  6 Building model type
  6 Seismic load level considered in seismic assessment STEP THREE
Seismic assessment and rehabilitation information
  6 Assessed ductility of existing structure
  6 Site soil type
  66 Structural retrofit method(s)
  6 Base year for cost STEP FOUR
Construction cost information
6 6 Construction cost details
  6 Construction cost compared to “Building Replacement Value”
  8 Duration of construction work
  66 Non-construction and Indirect cost details STEP FIVE
Complementary cost information
  6 Condition of occupancy during construction work
  78 Cost reference
6 Necessary inquiry
78 Optional inquiry


Supplemental Questionnaire (Complementary information for cost modelling)


Question type Requested Information Steps
Descriptive Multiple-choice
  0 Owner type STEP ONE
General information of the retrofitted building
  9 Maintenance condition
  8 Alteration before retrofit construction Work
  7 Availability of building “as-built” documents
  6 Foundation and geologic site hazard STEP TWO
Structural and geotechnical information
  5 Structural deficiencies before rehabilitation
  4 Code or design guideline used for retrofit design STEP THREE
Complementary information and documents
3   Fundamental period of vibration
2   Photos and sketch of building
6 Necessary inquiry
1 Optional inquiry