5.16.1. Performance-Based Design

Try these first

1. 1.

   What is Performance-Based Design?

   Hint

   Think about safety and functionality during earthquakes.

2. 2.

   Name the three performance levels described in this section.

   Hint

   Recall each level's focus regarding building safety.

3. 3.

   What is the primary goal of Immediate Occupancy in Performance-Based Design?

   • Complete damage prevention
   • Minimal repairs and usability
   • Allowing total collapse

   Hint

   Think about functionality after an earthquake.

4. 4.

   True or False: Life Safety performance aims to allow for major structural damage during seismic events.

   • True
   • False

   Hint

   Consider the focus on safety versus structural integrity.

5. 5.

   You have a building designed for Immediate Occupancy. Describe how you would modify the design to target Life Safety instead. What factors would you need to consider?

   Hint

   Think about the differences in allowable damage.

6. 6.

   For a building intended for Collapse Prevention, develop a strategy that incorporates the Capacity Spectrum Method into your design analysis. What steps do you take?

   Hint

   Consider how to balance demand and capacity effectively.