Recommendations for Cordoning Earthquake-Damaged Buildings (FEMA P-2055-2)

The document provides recommendations for cordoning earthquake-damaged buildings, specifically focusing on various collapse modes and their implications. It discusses detailed case studies like the 1985 Mexico City Earthquake and the 1995 Kobe Earthquake, providing insights into monolithic overturning, story mechanism collapses, torsion collapses, pancake collapses, wall fall collapses, implosion collapses, rubble pile collapses, and cascading collapses. Concrete examples and best practices for determining cordon areas, managing cordon areas, and considerations for large cordon areas are outlined. The text shares lessons learned from New Zealand's experiences with the Canterbury earthquakes, providing valuable insights on cordon area response and recovery strategies.