BIPS 08: Field Guide for Building Stabilization and Shoring Techniques

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BIPS 08: Field Guide for Building Stabilization and Shoring Techniques

Author: Homeland Security, Science and Technology | Size: 2.2 MB | Format: PDF | Quality: Original preprint | Publisher: Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate, Infrastructure | Year: October 2011 | pages: 190

Field Guide for Building
Stabilization and Shoring Techniques
BIPS 08 / October 2011

Background
Collapse rescue operations are dangerous, rapidly evolving
efforts focused on finding and extracting trapped and
entombed victims, while avoiding harm to the rescuers and
further harm to the victims. Stabilization of damaged
structures is an integral part of building collapse rescue
operations.

Over the past 20 years, first responders and structural
engineers (Structures Specialists)in the Department of
Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management
Agency (DHS/FEMA) and the US Army Corps of Engineers
(USACE) Urban Search & Rescue (US&R) programs have
been rigorously trained and have gained invaluable
experience at actual building collapse incidents and in
building stabilization.

The building stabilization state of practice has evolved
based on experience at disaster responses, full-scale testing
of stabilization methods, and the evolving development of
tools and techniques to monitor the stability of damaged
structures.

Overview of Contents
This guide is a field reference book for vertical shoring,
lateral shoring, and in-situ rapid strengthening and/or repair
of damaged building components. This guide refines and
expands on the information provided in the existing US&R
Structures Specialist Field Operations Guide (FOG).

This guide includes concise information - including
descriptive graphics – on the current FEMA developed builtin-place
shoring systems, newly designed and tested builtin-place
shoring systems, the results of the most recent
testing of built-in-place shoring systems, and a system by
system discussion of the relevant characteristics of
Manufactured Shoring and Repair and Strengthening
techniques that may be able to be adapted to rescue
operations. Also included in this Guide is expanded
information on Building Size-Up and new Shoring Size-up
information.

Information contained in this guidebook is based on
experience, experimental testing, engineering analysis, and
common sense. However, all rescue scenarios are unique
and the stabilization techniques contained herein must be
applied with judgment, considering the specifics of the
operations underway. In many instances, additional input
from a qualified engineer is required.

Intended Audience
This Field Guide has been developed with a number of
different audiences in mind.
• First Responders: Local agencies responding to
initial/everyday incidents. Engine companies, truck
companies, police, etc.
• Special Operations and Technical Rescue Teams:
Department based units, companies or teams that have
more specialized training and equipment than the First
Responders.
• County and Regional Response Teams: County and
regional based teams with specialized training and
equipment.
• State & National Response Teams (FEMA US&R and
SUS&R teams): Highly trained, advanced equipment.
• Disaster Engineers: Trained engineers who may
respond as a component of any of the above categories.

While the highly trained Technical Rescue teams may
already have the information on the Built-In-Place shoring
systems, this book has added a few newly tested shores
(Plywood Laced Post systems) and it is the only place
where the in-situ Repair and Strengthening techniques are
presented with respect to their performance requirements
and their possible applications in a rescue environment.

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