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  • Kamil, H.
    Development of an Expert System for Earthquake-Resistant Design of Structures. SBIR-Phase 1. Final Report.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., July 31, 1987, 87 p.
    Identifying Number(s): SAT-370.01
    Keywords: Ultimate strength; Buildings; Elastic properties; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Structural design; Mechanical properties; Soil mechanics; Architecture; Expert systems; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Ibarra-Anaya, E. G.; Fenves, S. J.
    Framework for Customizable Knowledge-Based Expert Systems with an Application to a KBES for Evaluating the Seismic Resistance of Existing Buildings.
    National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., April 9, 1991, 151 p.
    Keywords: Dynamic structural analysis; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Loads (Forces); Structural vibration; Reinforcement (Structural); EVAL computer programs; Stiffness; Structural members; Expert systems; Knowledge bases (Artifical intelligence); Seismic waves

  • Uang, C. M.; Bertero, V. V.
    Implications of Recorded Earthquake Ground Motions on Seismic Design of Building Structures.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., November 1988, 114 p.
    Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-88/13
    Keywords: ; Earthquake damage; Buildings; Earthquake resistant structures; Earthquake engineering; Earthquakes; Structural design; Structural vibration; Displacement; Mathematical models; Earth movement; Seismic waves

  • Somaprasad, H. R.; Toksoy, T.; Yoshiyuki, H.; Aktan, A. E.
    Closed-Loop Modal Testing of a 27-Story Reinforced Concrete Flat Plate-Core Building.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., July 15, 1991, 148 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NCEER-91-0016
    Keywords: Dynamic response; Signal processing; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Data acquisition; Loads (Forces); Structural vibration; Foundations; Reinforced concrete; Vibration damping; Concrete structures; Resonant frequency; Structural analysis; Algorithms; Closed loop modal tests

  • El-Attar, A. G.; White, R. N.; Gergely, P.
    Shake Table Test of a 1/6 Scale Two-Story Lightly Reinforced Concrete Building.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., February 28, 1991, 107 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NCEER-91-0017
    Keywords: Dynamic response; Shake table tests; Buildings; Reinforcement (Structures); Earthquake engineering; Structural vibration; Earthquakes; Reinforced concrete; Test facilities; Stiffness; Model tests; Concrete structures; Deformation; Structural analysis

  • Mohammadi, J.; Alyasin, S.; Bak, D. N.
    Investigation of Cause and Effects of Fires Following the Loma Prieta Earthquake.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Div. of Industrial Science and Technological Innovation., May 1992, 194 p.
    Identifying Number(s): IIT-CE-9201
    Keywords: Earthquake damage; Risk; Buildings; Fire prevention; San Francisco (California); Gas distribution; Earthquakes; Fire hazards; Leakage; Loma Prieta Earthquake; Seismic effects; Statistical analysis; Fires

  • Boroschek, R. L.; Mahin, S. A.
    Investigation of the Seismic Response of a Lightly-Damped Torsionally-Coupled Building.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., December 1991, 277 p.
    Identifying Number(s): UCB-EERC-91-18
    Keywords: ; Earthquake damage; Dynamic response; Buildings; Steel structures; Earthquake engineering; Case studies; Loads (Forces); Structural vibration; Joints (Junctions); Vibration damping; Torsion; Seismic effects; Structural members; Displacement; Elastic analysis; California; Mathematical models; Structural analysis; Framed structures; Nonlinear systems

  • Reinhorn, A. M.; Soong, T. T.; Lin, R. C.; Riley, M. A.; Wang, Y. P.
    Active Bracing System: A Full Scale Implementation of Active Control.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., August 14, 1992, 113 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NCEER-92-0020
    Keywords: ; Braces; Dynamic response; Buildings; Earthquake resistance; Earthquake resistant structures; Specifications; Loads (Forces); Earthquake engineering; Structural vibration; Earthquakes; Seismic effects; Active control; Mathematical models; Servomechanisms; Algorithms; Actuators; Bracing

  • Soong, T. T.; Chen, G.; Wu, Z.; Zhang, R. H.; Grigoriu, M.
    Assessment of the 1991 NEHRP Provisions for Nonstructural Components and Recommended Revisions.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.; New York State Science and Technology Foundation, Albany., March 1, 1993, 128 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NCEER-93-0003
    Keywords: ; Hazards; Buildings; Building codes; Earthquake engineering; Seismic design; Components; California; Architecture

  • Chiu, A. N. L.; Danuatmodjo, A. S.; Hadiwonggo, H.
    Proceedings of the U.S.-Asia Conference on Engineering for Mitigating Natural Hazards Damage (2nd). Held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia on June 22-26, 1992. Final Report.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.; Agency for International Development, Washington, DC. Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance.; Hawaii Univ. at Manoa, Honolulu.; Indonesia Disaster Management Center, Djakarta., December 1992, 90 p.
    Keywords: ; Storms; Wind (Meteorology); Buildings; Tsunamis; Meetings; Earthquakes; Structural design; Avalanches; Landslides; Engineering geology; Disaster planning; Volcanoes; Mitigation; Floods