AEC-AI
AEC-AI
Lightning Risk Level Determination
SN
Parameters
Select applicable items
Q1
Index A - Type of Structure
Single family residence less than 500m2?
Single family residence over 500 m2
Residential, office or factory building less than 15 m in height: Covering less than 2500 m2 of ground area
Residential, office or factory building less than 15 m in height: Covering over 2500 m2 of ground area
Residential, office or factory building from 15 to 25 m high
Residential, office or factory building from 25 to 50 m high
Residential, office factory building from 50 m or higher
Municipal services buildings, fire, police, water, sewer, etc
Hangars
Power generating stations, central telephone exchanges
Water towers and cooling towers
Libraries, museums, historical structures
Farm buildings
Golf shelters and other recreational shelters
Places of public assembly such as schools, churches, theaters, stadiums
Slender structures such as smokestacks, church steeples and spires, control towers, lighthouses, etc
Hospitals, nursing homes, housing for the elderly or handicapped
Building housing the manufacture, handling, or storage of hazardous materials
Q2
Index B - Type of Construction
Nonmetallic(other than wood)_Wood
Nonmetallic(other than wood)_Composition
Nonmetallic(other than wood)_Metal-not continuous
Nonmetallic(other than wood)_Metal-electrically co
Wood_Wood
Wood_Composition
Wood_Metal-not continuous
Wood_Metal-electrically continuous
Reinforced concrete_Wood
Reinforced concrete_Composition
Reinforced concrete_Metal-not continuous
Reinforced concrete_Metal-electrically continuous
Structural steel_Wood
Structural steel_Composition
Structural steel_Metal-not continuous
Structural steel_Metal-electrically continuous
Q3
Index C - Relative Location
Structures in areas of higher structures: Small structures—covering ground area of less than 1000 m2
Structures in areas of higher structures: Large structures—covering ground area of more than 1000 m2
Structures in areas of lower structures: Small structures—covering ground area of less than 10,000 ft2 or 1,000 m2
Structures in areas of lower structures: Large structures—covering ground area of more than 10,000 ft2 or 1,000 m2
Structures extending up to 15 m above adjacent structures or terrain
Structures extending more than 15 m above adjacent structures or terrain
Q4
Index D - Topograph
On flat land
On hillside
On hill top
On mountain top
Q5
Index E - Occupancy and Contents
Noncombustible material—unoccupied
Residential furnishings
Ordinary furnishings or equipment
Cattle and livestock
Small assembly of people—less than 50
Combustible materials
Large assembly of people—50 or more
High value materials or equipment
Essential services—police, fire, etc
Immobile or bedridden persons
Flammable liquids or gases—gasoline, hydrogen etc
Critical operating equipment
Historic contents
Explosives and explosive ingredients
Q6
Indes F - Lightning Frequency Isoceraunic Level
0 - 5
6 - 10
11 - 20
21 - 30
31 - 40
41 - 50
51 - 60
61 - 70
Over 70
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