Table 3   Importance factor k4 of buildings in earthquake zones

Kind of building Factor k4 according
to earthquake zones
1 2 3 4
Apartment build., with no greater gatherings of 
people to be expected (except high-rise build.),
one-story factory or store houses, simple halls,
buildings of minor importance
0.75 0.80 0.85 0.90
Build. with greater gatherings of people to be 
expected, especially high-rise build., schools, 
sports halls, churches, cinemas, concerthalls,
theaters and similar build.; multi-story factory or
store house build., wide-span halls
0.80 0.85 0.90 0.95
Hospitals and public infrastructural build.
which should be able to carry out their tasks even
after an earthquake; museums with valuable and 
unreplaceable collections
0.85 0.90 0.95 1.00