ESTIMATION OF EARTHQUAKE VULNERABILITY OF A STRUCTRUE

Abstract

This paper describes the procedure of vulnerability assessment of structures for site specific peak ground acceleration. The objective of this paper is to define the building classification and development of damage probability matrix which represent the vulnerability of structure. The organization of this paper is as follows. First, the types of the structures are reviewed and a classification of structure based on the available data with Vulnerability Atlas of India is done. Second, the description of methodologies developed under various organizations is studied, adopted and summarized. Third, the theoretical methodology of the vulnerability analysis using fragility curve parameters given by HAZUS and capacity curve generated using SAP2000 for typical structure are presented and performance of structure is calculated by using capacity spectrum method.