Research Article

Seismic Fragility Estimates of LRB Base Isolated Frames Using Performance-Based Design

Table 5

The amounts of annual exceedance probability; 9-story structure.
(a) Period = 2.5 s

StructureFixed baseBase isolated 1 (2.5 s)Base isolated 2 (2.5 s)Base isolated 3
(2.5 s)

Period(s)232.652.52
Prob(IO)100%65%92%98%
Prob(LS)78%40%32%22%

(b) Period = 4 s

StructureFixed baseBase isolated 1 (4 s)Base isolated 2 (4 s)Base isolated 3
(4 s)

Period(s)23.172.722.62
Prob(IO)100%55%69%83%
Prob(LS)78%38%23%14%

(c) Period = 5.5 s

StructureFixed baseBase isolated 1 (5.5 s)Base isolated 2 (5.5 s)Base isolated 3
(5.5 s)

Period(s)23.32.872.72
Prob(IO)100%33%53%79%
Prob(LS)78%36%19%12%