Cremen, Gemma;
Baker, Jack W;
(2019)
Improving FEMA P-58 non-structural component fragility functions and loss predictions.
Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering
, 17
(4)
pp. 1941-1960.
10.1007/s10518-018-00535-7.
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Abstract
Fragility functions are an important tool in earthquake engineering, used to compute the probabilities of different damage states as a function of seismic response. They can be developed for large systems like buildings and bridges, as well as for individual structural and non-structural components, such as those used in the FEMA P-58 Seismic Performance Assessment Procedure. There are currently a number of problems associated with some P-58 non-structural mechanical component fragility functions and related loss predictions, including non-convergence when fitting the fragility functions in some cases and non-monotonic loss predictions. In this study, we recommend improvements to these fragility functions and loss predictions. Firstly, we recommend using the maximum likelihood method to fit the fragility functions to the underlying empirical data. This mitigates the non-convergence problems when fitting and makes predictions that better align with damage observed in past events. To compute predicted losses for anchored mechanical components, it is necessary to additionally consider anchorage damage, which can be predicted using fragility functions based on building code provisions. We recommend refining the current FEMA P-58 method for predicting anchored mechanical component losses, such that component and anchorage damage are calculated directly according to their corresponding fragility functions. The proposed method yields more intuitive loss predictions that vary monotonically with anchorage capacity. It also leads to better predictions of losses relative to damage observed in previous events. If implemented, the recommendations made in this paper would enhance the FEMA P-58 Seismic Performance Assessment Procedure.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Improving FEMA P-58 non-structural component fragility functions and loss predictions |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10518-018-00535-7 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10518-018-00535-7 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Non-Structural Components, Fragility Functions, Loss Predictions, FEMA P-58 |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Civil, Environ and Geomatic Eng |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10181670 |
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