Add a Table 15 to distinguish differences in seismic performance of nonstructural components

[raoanirudh]

Proposal to add a new Table 15 to the Taxonomy, to help distinguish nonstructural components (overall, at the building level) with significantly different damageability. In the list below, for example, a building with the former characteristics can be expected to sustain significantly less damage to the nonstructural components compared to a building with the latter characteristics:

• restrained vs unrestrained freestanding cabinets
• anchored vs unanchored electrical equipment
• braced vs unbraced piping systems

Note that Porter (2005) proposes a more comprehensive taxonomy for nonstructural components, but here we require a simpler method that would apply at the building-level.

Porter, K. A. (2005). A Taxonomy of Building Components for Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering. PEER Report 2005/03. URL: https://peer.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/peer_503_k._porter.pdf