Authors: Luke Allen, Andrew Charleson, Svetlana Brzev, and Charles Scawthorn
This online Glossary explains around 400 terms contained in the GEM Building Taxonomy v 2.0 and nearly 700 images.
The terms have been listed in alphabetical and numerical order. Text description of each term is accompanied by illustrations (photos and/or drawings) where possible.
We welcome contributions in the form of photographs or images, illustrating glossary terms. If you have any questions you can also contact us at buildingtaxonomy@globalquakemodel.org
Precast concrete units without reinforced concrete topping. Precast units include hollow-core slabs, solid slabs, or a system of precast concrete joists with timber or hollow concrete infill.
Precast concrete hollow core slabs (tropicalconcrete.com)
Concrete floors consisting of hollow core slabs with inadequate connections collapsed in the 2008 Wenchuan, China earthquake (J. Dai)
Precast concrete hollow floor slab supported by concrete block masonry walls, Canada (J. Adams)