Assessment of Damageability for Existing Buildings in a Natural Hazards Environment, Volume II: DAMAGE Computer Program Users Manual

摘要

A new computer program for estimating the damage by floor for any type of building subjected to earthquake or wind loads is described. An original program provided a flexible tool for the analysis of these natural forces and their effect on specific buildings. Since this flexibility became a deterrent to practical use, the new program has incorporated several major changes. These are based on an investigation of the trade-offs between modeling detail and flexibility on one hand, and utility on the other, as they affect the primary output of the program--structural response and damageability. Changes incorporated in the new program include: (1) simplification of text; (2) internal setting of original input parameters; (3) elimination of several options present in the original program; and (4) use of a different damage estimation routine. This manual provides a general overview of the damageability assessment procedure and the input instructions for the DAMAGE computer program. The appendices include a sample input data form, an input/output example using the new program, and a FORTRAN computer listing of the DAMAGE program.