ABSTRACT
A suitable intensity measure is a variable which represents the severity of an event, like spectral acceleration, peak ground acceleration and peak ground velocity in PBEE. It is followed by structural simulations to compute Engineering Demand Parameters, which quantify the maximum response of the structure. Some examples of EDPs are maximum interstory drift ratios, maximum inelastic component deformations and strains, and peak floor acceleration. Damage measure is a variable which provides information of the damage occurred to the structure by the EDPs. DM helps to quantify the required repairs and functionality of the structure. Finally, decision variables can be described based on the performance criteria of greatest interest to stakeholders, for example, loss in terms of repair cost or downtime (Deierlein et al. 2003, Porter 2003).
