  Endurance time method is a time history dynamic analysis in which structures
are subjected to predesigned intensifying excitations. This method provides a
tool for response prediction that correlates structural responses to the
intensity of earthquakes with a considerably less computational demand as
compared to conventional time history analysis. The endurance time method is
being used in different areas of earthquake engineering such as
performance-based assessment and design, life-cycle cost-based design,
value-based design, seismic safety, seismic assessment, and multicomponent
seismic analysis. Successful implementation of the endurance time method relies
heavily on the quality of endurance time excitations. In this paper, a review
of the endurance time method from conceptual development to its practical
applications is provided. Different types of endurance time excitations are
described. Features related to the existing endurance time excitations are also
presented. Particular attention is given to different applications of the
endurance time method in the field of earthquake engineering.
