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- Title
- Assessment of Damageability for Existing Buildings in a Natural Hazards Environment, Volume I: Methodology.
- File
- PB81165300.pdf
- Author(s)
- Hasselman, T. K.; Eguchi, R. T.; Wiggins, J. H.
- Source
- National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., September 1980, 197 p.
- Identifying Number(s)
- TR-80-1332-1
- Abstract
- This report documents a research study to develop a computer tool for local building and safety officials so that they may independently assess the damageability of individual buildings exposed to earthquakes, severe winds, and tornado forces. The computer program, named DAMAGE, includes the following features: (1) It combines the calculation of environmental with dynamic response analysis and damage modeling to evaluate both the structural and nonstructural damage potential of existing and newly designed buildings on a story by story basis; (2) It uses an interpretive format keyed to interstory drift; and (3) It contains user-oriented instructions and guidelines with examples developed during actual user testing. Volume I describes the development of interstory drift as a basis for measuring building performance in earthquake and wind environments. It also describes the nature of DAMAGE, including input requirements, computational options, and output quantities. One section is devoted to user testing, including the planning and conduct of the test as well as the incorporation of user feedback in the program. Numerical results from test cases are appended.
- Keywords
- Damage assessment; Predictions; Dynamic loads; Wind pressure; User needs; Mathematical models; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; DAMAGE computer program; Natural hazards; Earthquakes; Dynamic structural analysis