Comparison of Two Mechanics-Based Methods for Simplified Structural Analysis in Vulnerability Assessment

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="438379.fig.017a" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ace/volume-2008/438379/figures/438379.fig.017a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>2 storeys</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="438379.fig.017b" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ace/volume-2008/438379/figures/438379.fig.017b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>8 storeys</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<table>Vulnerability curves calculated with DBELA and SP-BELA
 for (a) 2-storey and (b) 8-storey buildings. </table>

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Figure 17: Comparison of Two Mechanics-Based Methods for Simplified Structural Analysis in Vulnerability Assessment 