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- Title
- Engineering Profile of Latham Water District, Albany, New York (Seismic Vulnerability, Behavior and Design of Underground Piping Systems).
- File
- PB290232.pdf
- Author(s)
- Wang, L. R. L.; Lavery, W. T.
- Source
- National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications., April 1978, 34 p.
- Abstract
- This technical memorandum describes the engineering data need for the seismic vulnerability evaluation of Latham Water District, Albany, New York. These data include: structural information of the water distribution system; soil conditions in the District; and geological environment within the District. The main body of this report consists of tables on well information, driller's logs, water distribution maps, and schematics. The research reported in this memorandum is part of a project whose overall aims are to develop a systematic way of assessing the adequacy and vulnerability of water/sewer distribution systems subjected to seismic loads, and to develop future design methodologies.
- Keywords
- Water wells; Seismic design; Vulnerability; Water pipes; Earthquake resistant structures; Subsurface investigations; Soil classification; Seismic risk; Albany (New York); New York; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Water supplies; Well logging; Latham Water District; Earthquakes