Nonstructural components typically are not designed for seismic loads, yet their behavior
can affect the postearthquake building functionality significantly. Nonstructural damage …

Seismic design practices and seismic response analyses of civil structures and nuclear
power plants (NPPs) have conventionally used the peak ground acceleration (PGA) or …

The recent disaster by hurricane Otis in Acapulco, Mexico, exemplifies how natural
disasters, particularly hurricanes, can often arrive with a force that defies prediction despite …

This paper presents a probabilistic study using the fragility function method for the
performance assessment of two 1/6-scale, single-bay, three-and eight-story steel moment …

The primary containment (PC) in a nuclear power plant provides the last barrier against
radiation leakage to the environment. Design specifications fail to assess the performance of …

Wine storage tanks in seismically active parts of the world sustain significant earthquake-
related damage with major financial loss implications. Consequently the development of …

Seismic fragility curves presenting some probability of failure or of a damage state
exceedance versus seismic intensity can be established by engineering judgment, empirical …

A seismic fragility curve of a structure or a mechanical system, presenting its failure
probability versus seismic intensity, can be established by an engineering judgment …

This paper presents the fragility analysis of a typical nave macro-element of the Metropolitan
Cathedral of Santiago, Chile. The analysis is carried out by using the rigid body spring …

Une courbe de fragilité sismique qui présente la probabilité de défaillance d'une structure
en fonction d'une intensité sismique, est un outil performant pour l'évaluation de la …