2.3.3.3 Life Safety Building Performance Level (3-C).
To or electronically, obtain spectral response acceleration
attain the Life Safety Building Performance Level (3-C), the
structural components of the building shall meet the requirements
of Section 2.3.1.3 for the Life Safety Structural Performance
Level (S-3), and the nonstructural components shall meet the
requirements of Section 2.3.2.3 for the Life Safety Nonstructural
Performance Level (N-C).
2.3.3.4 Collapse Prevention Building Performance Level
(5-D). To attain the Collapse Prevention Building Perfor-
mance Level (5-D), the structural components of the
building shall meet the requirements of Section 2.3.1.5 for
the Collapse Prevention Structural Performance Level (S-5),
and Section 2.3.2.4 for the Hazards Reduced Nonstructural
Performance Level (N-D).
2.4 SEISMIC HAZARD
The seismic hazard caused by ground shaking shall be based on
the location of the building with respect to causative faults, the
regional and site-specific geologic and geotechnical character-
istics, and the specified Seismic Hazard Levels. Assessment of
the site-failure hazards caused by earthquake-induced geologic
and geotechnical conditions shall be performed in accordance
with Chapter 8. The site class shall be determined consistent with
the requirements of Chapter 20 of ASCE 7.
Seismic hazard caused by ground shaking shall be defined as
acceleration response spectra or ground motion acceleration
histories determined on either a probabilistic or deterministic
basis. Acceleration response spectra shall be developed in accor-
dance with either the general procedure of Section 2.4.1 or the
site-specific procedure of Section 2.4.2. Ground motion acceler-
ation histories shall be developed in accordance with Sec-
tion 2.4.3. The Level of Seismicity of the site of the building
shall be determined as specified in Section 2.5.
The site-specific procedure shall be used where any of the
following conditions apply:
1. The building is located on Site Class E soils, and the
mapped spectral response acceleration at short periods
(SXS) exceeds 2.0;
2. The building is located on Site Class F soils; or
3. The BSE-2N or BSE-1N hazard parameters are determined
and Section 11.4.7 of ASCE 7 requires that site-specific
ground motion procedure be used to determine the MCER
parameters.
EXCEPTION: Where SS determined in accordance with
Section 2.4.1.1 is less than 0.20 for buildings located on Site
Class F soils, use of a Site Class E soil profile without a site-
specific study is permitted.
2.4.1 General Procedure for Hazard Caused by Ground
Shaking. The seismic hazard caused by ground shaking is
defined for any Seismic Hazard Level using approved 5%
damped response spectrum ordinates for short (0.2 s) and long
(1 s) periods, in the direction of maximum horizontal response.
The design short-period spectral response acceleration param-
eter, SXS, and the design long-period response acceleration
parameter, SX1, shall be determined as follows:
1. If the desired Seismic Hazard Level is BSE-2N, BSE-1N,
BSE-2E, or BSE-1E, obtain the design spectral response
acceleration parameters in accordance with Sections 2.4.1.1
through 2.4.1.4.
2. If the desired Seismic Hazard Level is one for which
approved seismic hazard maps are available either in print
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parameters directly from them. Values between map con-
tour lines shall be interpolated between contour lines on
either side of the site, or by using the value shown on the
map for the higher contour adjacent to the site.
3. If the desired Seismic Hazard Level is one for which
approved probabilistic seismic hazard curves (but not
maps) are available, obtain spectral response acceleration
parameters directly from those curves per Section 2.4.1.5.
4. Obtain the design spectral response acceleration parameters
by adjusting the mapped or interpolated spectral response
acceleration parameters for site class effects, in accordance
with Section 2.4.1.6.
5. Using the design spectral response acceleration parameters
that have been adjusted for site class effects, develop
the general response spectrum in accordance with
Section 2.4.1.7.
2.4.1.1 BSE-2N Spectral Response Acceleration Parameters.
The design short-period spectral response acceleration para-
meter, SXS, and the design spectral response acceleration para-
meter at a 1-s period, SX1, for the BSE-2N Seismic Hazard Level
shall be determined per Section 11.4 of ASCE 7.
2.4.1.2 BSE-1N Spectral Response Acceleration Parameters.
The design short-period spectral response acceleration para-
meter, SXS, and the design spectral response acceleration para-
meter at a 1-s period, SX1, for the BSE-1N Seismic Hazard Level
shall be taken as two-thirds of the values of the parameters for the
BSE-2N Seismic Hazard Level, determined in accordance with
Section 2.4.1.1.
2.4.1.3 BSE-2E Spectral Response Acceleration Parameters.
The design short-period spectral response acceleration para-
meter, SXS, and the design spectral response acceleration para-
meter at a 1-s period, SX1, for the BSE-2E Seismic Hazard Level
shall be taken as values from approved 5%/50-year maximum
direction spectral response acceleration contour maps (denoted
SS and S1 in this standard), modified for site class in accordance
with Chapter 11 of ASCE 7. Values for BSE-2E need not be
greater than those for BSE-2N.
2.4.1.4 BSE-1E Spectral Response Acceleration Parameters.
The design short-period spectral response acceleration para-
meter, SXS, and the design spectral response acceleration para-
meter at a 1-s period, SX1, for the BSE-1E Seismic Hazard Level
shall be taken as values from approved 20%/50-year maximum
direction spectral response acceleration contour maps (denoted
SS and S1 in this standard), and modified for site class in
accordance with Chapter 11 of ASCE 7. Values for BSE-1E
need not be greater than those for BSE-1N.
2.4.1.5 Response Acceleration Parameters for Other Probabi-
lities of Exceedance. Acceleration response spectra for Seismic
Hazard Levels corresponding to probabilities of exceedance other
than those listed in Sections 2.4.1.3 (for BSE-2E) and 2.4.1.4 (for
BSE-1E) shall be obtained directly from approved seismic hazard
curves or a site-specific seismic hazard evaluation.
2.4.1.6 Adjustment for Site Class. The site class shall be deter-
mined per Chapter 20 of ASCE 7. The design short-period
spectral response acceleration parameter, SXS, and the design
spectral response acceleration parameter at 1 s, SX1, shall be
obtained from Eqs. (2-1) and (2-2), respectively, as follows:
SXS = F a SS (2-1)
STANDARD ASCE/SEI 41-17