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Response assessment of nonstructural building elements

Taghavi, Shahram; Miranda, Eduardo

PEER-2003/05, Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center, University of California, Berkeley, 2003, 84 pages (400/P33/2003-05)

The database developed in this study addresses several aspects of nonstructural components including damage and cost information. The performance of nonstructural components, including damage descriptions and information about ground motions and structures, are investigated and collected in the database. Also included are numerous photos of damaged components with a detailed description for each one. Part of the database is dedicated to cost information. The data are accessible through a search engine designed for the database using several graphical user interfaces.

Available online: http://peer.berkeley.edu/publications/peer_reports/reports_2003/0305.pdf