Abstract：The non-structural component (NSC) is the necessary element to undertake the functions of buildings. It is characterized by wide variety of kinds and quantities, being easily damaged during the earthquake and high repair cost in the post-earthquake reconstruction. The key to realize the postearthquake function recoverability of seismic resilient building is to adopt the NSC that possesses the mechanism of recoverable function. In this work, the characteristic and requirements of the seismic resilient NSC (SRNSC) are proposed and the design process of SRNSC is developed. The existing investigations regarding infilled masonry wall and staircase are taken as the example to illustrate the method to construct and realize the SRNSC. It is pointed out that the combination of the energy-dissipated mechanism and the characteristic of NSC is an effective solution for realizing the SRNSC. The future research directions for SRNSC are envisioned: the research on the development of the innovative SRNSC and the study of function recoverability mechanism, the research on the cooperative working mechanism between the different SRNSCs or between the SRNSC and the seismic resilient structural component, the research on the resilience-based design theory of SRNSC and the research on resilience-based retrofitting method for the SRNSCs in the existing or damaged buildings.
