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Test applications of Advanced Seismic Assessment Guidelines

Maffei, Joseph R.; Telleen, Karl C.; Mohr, Danya; Holmes, William T.; Nakayama, Yuki

PEER-2005/09, Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California, Berkeley, 2006-08, (400/P33/2005-09)

Advanced Seismic Assessment Guidelines, applicable to utility buildings, were developed by Stanford University (Bazzurro et al. 2004) as part of the PEER Lifelines Program, Building Vulnerability Studies (Project Task Number 507). The subject project, Task 508, applies these state-of-the-art guidelines in a detailed fashion to two example buildings, each with differing features and functions within the electric and gas utility network. The first building studied is a three-story steel moment-frame building. The second building is an older type of utility structure of composite concrete and steel (mill building) construction. Rutherford & Chekene has also used the guidelines to evaluate five additional buildings for Pacific Gas & Electric.

Available online: http://peer.berkeley.edu/publications/peer_reports/reports_2005/PEER509_RC.pdf