Practice Performance-Based Design - 5.16.1 | 5. Degrees of Freedom and SDOF | Earthquake Engineering - Vol 1
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5.16.1 - Performance-Based Design

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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is Performance-Based Design?

💡 Hint: Think about safety and functionality during earthquakes.

Question 2

Easy

Name the three performance levels described in this section.

💡 Hint: Recall each level's focus regarding building safety.

Practice 4 more questions and get performance evaluation

Interactive Quizzes

Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.

Question 1

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.

Question 2

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.

Solve and get performance evaluation

Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

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.

Question 2

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.

Challenge and get performance evaluation