<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">capacity spectrum method</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31304557</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:21:55</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">method, capacity spectrum</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ A performance-based seismic analysis technique used to evaluate existing structures and estimate the inelastic response of a structure in an earthquake. The method compares the capacity of the structure (in the form of a pushover curve) with the demand on the structure (in the form of a response spectrum). The graphical intersection of the two curves approximates the response of the structure. ]]></dc:description></metadata>