A method for assessing the economic losses of buildings due to earthquakes, considering the interaction between structure and nonstructure, belongs to the fields of
earthquake engineering and structural
seismic analysis. The method includes the following steps: Step S1, establishing a building
performance model; Step S2, determining the
seismic hazard level: selecting the
ground motion intensity index IM, and determining three intensity levels—minor, moderate, and major—as target
hazard levels based on the seismic
fortification intensity of the site; Step S3, establishing a three-dimensional structure-nonstructure coupled finite
element model; Step S4, performing nonlinear
time history analysis and obtaining
engineering requirement parameters; Step S5, establishing a building collapse
vulnerability function; Step S6, calculating residual displacement and determining whether the damage is repairable or not; Step S7, calculating economic losses based on the theory of total probability; Step S8, interaction contribution coefficients and modeling decisions. This invention improves the accuracy of earthquake economic loss assessment results.