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P reventi on
Operational–negligibleimpacton building.
Immediate Occupancy–buildingissafetooccupybut
possibly notusefuluntil cleanupandrepair hasoccurred.
Life Safe–buildingissafeduringeventbutpossiblynot
afterward
CollapsePre ve ntion–buildingisonvergeof
collapse,probabletotalloss
Performancebaseddesign
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Collapse
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Displacement
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BuildingDamageStates
Force
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PerformanceLevels
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flow chartfor“Performancebaseddesign”
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Determination of Performance Point
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AdvantagesofPerformanceBased
SeismicDesign
➢Systematicmethodology forassessingtheperformancecapability of
abuilding
➢Designindividual buildingswitha higherlevelofconfidence
➢Designindividual buildingstoachievehigherperformance and lower
potential losses.
➢Designindividualbuildingsthatfalloutsideofcode-prescribedlimits
with regardtoconfiguration,materials,and systemstomeetthe
performance intended bypresentbuilding codes
➢Assessthepotentialseismicperformanceofexistingstructuresand
estimate potentiallosses in theeventofa seismic event.
➢Performance-based seismic design offers society the potential to be
both more efficientandeffectivein theinvestmentoffinancial
resourcestoavoidfutureearthquakelosses
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