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• Miles, S. B.
  Towards Policy Relevant Environmental Modeling: Contextual Validity and Pragmatic Models.
  January 2000, 24 p.
  Identifying Number(s): USGS/OFR-00-401
  Keywords: ; Emperical observations; Environmental modeling; Decision-making; Contextual validity; Relevancy; Policy; Model validation; Pragmatism; Comparisons; Modeling

• Poland, C. D.; Malley, J. O.
  Recommended Modification to ATC-14.
  National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., April 12, 1989, 340 p.
  Identifying Number(s): NCEER-89-0012
  Keywords: Earthquake resistant structures; Vibration; Structural design; Dynamic response; Performance evaluation; Earthquake engineering; Meetings; Liquefaction; Stress analysis; Comparisons; Building codes; Mechanical properties; Dynamic structural analysis

• Cheng, F. Y.; Chang, C. C.
  Safety-Based Optimum Design of Nondeterministic Structures Subjected to Various Types of Seismic Loads.
  National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., June 1988, 342 p.
  Identifying Number(s): STRUCTURAL SER-88-6-1
  Keywords: Cost analysis; Earthquake resistant structures; White noise; Static loads; Steel structures; Vibration; Safety engineering; Structural design; Dynamic response; Graphs (Charts); Earthquake engineering; Comparisons; Loads (Forces)