Abstract: This paper presents a Bayesian statistical analysis method for updating earthquake ground motion versus damage relationships in the form of fragility curves and for estimating confidence bounds on these fragility curves. ...

Abstract: Structural models are considered that are conveniently viewed as a composite of subsystems. Conditions are sought that assure the simultaneous existence of classical uncoupled modes of vibration for the composite system ...

Abstract: This paper presents a systematic approach for estimating fragility curves and damage probability matrices for different structural systems. Both fragility curves and damage probability matrices express the probabilities ...