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This research brief provides a research summary and research advancement details for the functional recovery post-earthquake performance objective being advanced by NIST's Engineering Laboratory. A current update on the status of functional recovery development is provided, as well as an infographic illustrating functional recovery performance compared to life safety design.
Johnson, K.
, Sattar, S.
, Cook, D.
and Aher, S.
(2025),
Infographic on Post-Earthquake Functional Recovery Performance, NIST Research Brief (RB), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.RB.4, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=959225
(Accessed October 6, 2025)