Probabilistic seismic demand analysis (PSDA) is known as one of the critical intermediate steps in performance-based earthquake engineering (PBEE) design framework. Accuracy PSDA influenced by various sources uncertainties and mostly that stemming from ground motion-related variabilities. By taking a representative reinforced concrete (RC) continuous girder bridge case study, twenty-eight commo...

The catastrophic consequences of recent NaTech events triggered by earthquakes highlighted the inadequacy standard approaches to seismic risk assessment chemical process plants. To date, such facilities mainly relies on historical data and focuses uncoupled components. As a consequence, dynamic interaction between equipment is neglected. In response this gap, researchers started progressive int...

Buckling restrained braces (BRBs) have a similar behavior under compression and tension loadings. Therefore, they can be applied as a favorable lateral load resisting system for structures. In the performance-based earthquake engineering (PBEE) framework, an intermediate variable called intensity measure (IM) links the seismic hazard analysis with the structural response analyses. An optimal IM...

The Applied Technology Council is adapting PEER’s performance-based earthquake engineering methodology to professional practice. The methodology’s damage-analysis stage uses fragility functions to calculate the probability of damage to facility components given the force, deformation, or other engineering demand parameter (EDP) to which each is subjected. This paper introduces a set of procedur...

Recent large earthquakes have caused significant building damage resulting in lengthy functional recovery times. Post-earthquake time can be minimized through improved design of systems essential for providing continuous operation. This study presents a novel method probabilistic evaluation the post-earthquake building’s functionality to support functionality-based seismic design. Aligned with ...

We examined the determinants of resting energy expenditure (REE) in 127 observations in 56 burned children. Predicted basal energy expenditure (PBEE), body surface area (BSA), and body weight correlated significantly with REE (r2 = 0.76). Days postburn and burn size (% BSA burned) only accounted for 21%, and 24% of the variation in the elevation in REE above PBEE. The single most powerful predi...

This paper briefly reviews the development of earthquake resistant design of buildings. The state-of-the-art of seismic design is discussed from the viewpoint of the performance criteria of buildings. These are (a) serviceability from frequent minor-intensity earthquake motions, (b) repairability from an infrequent but major-intensity earthquake motion, and (c) life safety from the maximum poss...

New performance-based earthquake engineering methods developed by the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center, the Applied Technology Council, and others include damage analysis at a highly detailed level, requiring the compilation of fragility functions for a large number of damageable generic structural and nonstructural components. This brief paper presents the development of a fragil...