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Scawthorn, C.
Marmara, Turkey Earthquake of August 17, 1999: Reconnaissance Report.
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., March 23, 2000, 206 p.
Identifying Number(s): MCEER-00-0001
Keywords: Industrial plants; Water systems; Electric power; Political aspects; Soil structure interactions; Marmara (Turkey); Seismicity; Damage assessment; Lifelines; Marmara Turkey Earthquake; Soil mechanics; North Anatolian Fault Zone; Earthquake damage; Restoration; Social impact; Medical services; Structural analysis; Waste water; Emergency response; Geotechnical engineering; Ground motion; Transportation networks; Natural gas; Remote sensing; Infrastructure; EarthquakesPorter, K.; Scawthorn, C.; Taylor, C.; Blais, N.
Appropriate Seismic Reliability for Critical Equipment Systems: Recommendations Based on Regional Analysis of Financial and Life Loss.
Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., November 10, 1998, 122 p.
Keywords: Critical equipment systems; Sprinkler systems; Emergency preparedness; High rise buildings; Safety equipment; Earthquake resistance; Retrofitting; Risk analysis; Reliability analysis; Earthquake damage; Earthquake engineering; Cost benefit analysis; Life saving equipment; Nonstructural systems; Seismicity; Fire protectionScawthorn, C.; Cowell, A. D.; Borden, F.
Fire-Related Aspects of the Northridge Earthquake.
National Inst. of Standards and Technology (BFRL), Gaithersburg, MD., March 1998, 166 p.
Identifying Number(s): NIST-GCR-98-743
Keywords: Emergency preparedness; Natural disasters; Emergency planning; California; Investigations; San Fernando Valley (California); Fires; Incident management; Natural gas; Surveys; Northridge earthquake; Los Angeles (California); Maps; Pipelines; Earthquakes; Fire departments