Material of Lateral Load Resisting System [ MAT_TYPE ] - jcgomezz/Building_taxonomy GitHub Wiki

The material is that from which the Lateral Load-Resisting System is primarily constructed. If there is more than one Lateral Load-Resisting System, the material of the more seismically vulnerable system. should be chosen. Do not include materials that are non-structural or that are not part of the primary Lateral Load-resisting System. For example, if Unreinforced Masonry walls resist the majority of the lateral load in a building where most of the gravity loads are carried by say wood or steel frames, the Material Type of the Lateral Load-resisting System should be listed as Masonry, Unreinforced. [ source: online GEM Taxonomy glossary ]

Unknown Material MAT99

Concrete, unknown reinforcement C99

Concrete, unreinforced CU

Concrete, reinforced CR

Concrete, composite with Steel Section CR

Steel S

Metal, except Steel ME

Masonry, unknown reinforcement M99

Masonry, unreinforced MUR

Masonry, confined MCF

Masonry, reinforced MR

LEVEL 1

LEVEL 1.1

LEVEL 2 (Only for Masonry, reinforced (MR))