Riley, M. A.; Sadek, F.
Experimental Testing of Roof to Wall Connections in Wood Frame Houses.
April 2003,
82 p.
Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-6938
Keywords: ; Damage; Hazards; Dynamic tests; Earthquakes; Wooden structures; Roofs; Joints; Residential buildings; Walls; Natural disasters; Wind; Houses; Construction materials; Hurricanes; Structural analysis; Climate; Seismic loads; Environmental testing
Poland, C. D.; Heintz, J. A.; Hom, D.; Iida, L.; Chung, R.
Comparison of the Seismic Provisions of Model Building Codes and Standards to the 1994 NEHRP Recommended Provisions.
National Inst. of Standards and Technology (BFRL), Gaithersburg, MD.; Interagency Committee on Seismic Safety in Construction.,
August 1998,
190 p.
Keywords: NEHRP (National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program); Building codes; Earthquake engineering; National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program; Seismic design; Structural design; Comparison; Provisions; Structural engineering; Earthquake resistance structures; Federal buildings; Design criteria; Design standards; Construction materials; Dynamic structural analysis
Ellingwood, B.; Galambos, T. V.; MacGregor, J. G.; Cornell, C. A.
Development of a Probability Based Load Criterion for American National Standard A58, Building Code Requirements for Minimum Design Loads in Buildings and Other Structures.
June 1980,
232 p.
Identifying Number(s): NBS-SP-577
Keywords: Building codes; Static loads; Computer programs; Specifications; Aerodynamic loads; Probability density functions; UNIVAC-1108 computers; Fortran; Construction materials; Dynamic loads; Design
Barnes, S. B.; Johnson, A. W.; Pinkham, C. W.
Methodology for Mitigation of Seismic Hazards in Existing Unreinforced Masonry Buildings, Phase 1.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications.,
March 31, 1978,
69 p.
Keywords: Seismic risk; Hazards; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Masonry; Structural design; Walls; Design criteria; Construction materials; Costs; Retrofitting
Noland, J. L.; Amrhein, J. E.
Proceedings of the North American Masonry Conference Held at Boulder, Colorado on August 14-16, 1978.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications.; Masonry Society.,
January 1978,
1316 p.
Keywords: Buildings; Quality control; Meetings; Masonry; Loads (Forces); Earthquakes; Energy conservation; Construction; Construction materials; Design; Dynamic structural analysis
Olmert, M.; Raufaste, N.
Building Technology Project Summaries 1978-1979.
February 1980,
90 p.
Identifying Number(s): NBS-SP-446-3
Keywords: Buildings; Building codes; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Environmental engineering; Solar energy; Energy conservation; Technology assessment; Safety; Economics; Construction materials; Management planning; Structural analysis; Research projects; Construction management; Construction industry
Beavers, L.
Building Technology Publications. Supplement 7: 1982.
June 1983,
80 p.
Identifying Number(s): NBS-SP-457-7
Keywords: Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Abstracts; Structural design; Environmental engineering; Structural engineering; Solar energy; Energy conservation; Bibliographies; Construction materials; Technology; Construction industry
Krawinkler, H.; Zhu, B.
U.S./P.R.C. Workshop on Experimental Methods in Earthquake Engineering. Proceedings of a Workshop. Held in Shanghai, P.R.C. on November 10-12, 1992.
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.; Tongji Univ., Shanghai (China).,
July 1993,
249 p.
Keywords: ; Dynamic response; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Meetings; Pile structures; Structural vibration; Reinforced concrete; Test facilities; China; Displacement; Model tests; Construction materials; Structural analysis; Deformation; Cyclic loads; Dynamic models; United States; International cooperation
Snell, J. E.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory Activities, Accomplishments, and Recognitions, 1999.
February 2000,
56 p.
Identifying Number(s): NIST/SP-838-16
Keywords: ; Research management; Buildings; Building codes; Earthquake engineering; Metrology; Flammability studies; Testing laboratories; Safety engineering; Construction materials; Fire safety; Fires; Standards; Fire standards; United States
Raufaste, N. J.
Project Summaries 1997: NIST Building and Fire Research Laboratory.
November 1997,
230 p.
Identifying Number(s): NIST/SP-838/13
Keywords: ; Research management; Buildings; Building codes; Earthquake engineering; Flammability testing; Structural engineering; Testing laboratories; Safety engineering; Construction; Construction materials; Fire safety; Fires; United States; Standards