Example application of the FEMA P695 (ATC-63) methodology for the collapse performance evaluation of wood light-frame systems

This paper describes an example application of the newly developed FEMA P695 (ATC-63) methodology for the collapse performance evaluation of wood lightframe construction, an existing lateral-force-resisting system of ASCE/SEI 7-05. The example includes all the steps required in the application of the FEMA P695 (ATC-63) methodology including: the identification and design of wood lightframe archetype configurations, the development of nonlinear …