@inproceedings{a2f942a8565b4b06a431b7acc7ac57e2,
title = "Application of the specific barrier model to the seismic fragility assessment of critical facilities",
abstract = "This paper presents the results of a numerical study on the influence of structural passive supplemental damping systems on structural and nonstructural seismic fragilities of a critical facility. Hysteretic and viscous damping systems are used to retrofit a 4-story steel framed prototype building assumed to be part of an acute care facility which contains different types of secondary nonstructural systems attached at various levels of the building. The recently calibrated Specific Barrier Model (SBM) is used to simulate four different ensembles of synthetic strong ground motions for a hypothetical site located on the west-coast of the United States. Each ensemble is representative of a different seismic hazard level at the site. Nonlinear dynamic analyses are performed to generate fragility curves for the structural system and nonstructural components based on various performance objectives. The performance of each passive supplemental damping system in reducing the seismic fragilities of both structural and nonstructural components is evaluated.",
author = "A. Wanitkorkul and B. Halldorsson and Papageorgiou, \{A. S.\} and A. Filiatrault",
year = "2006",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781615670444",
series = "8th US National Conference on Earthquake Engineering 2006",
pages = "7157--7166",
booktitle = "8th US National Conference on Earthquake Engineering 2006",
note = "8th US National Conference on Earthquake Engineering 2006 ; Conference date: 18-04-2006 Through 22-04-2006",
}