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  • Tierney, K. L.; Petak, W. J.; Hahn, H.
    Disabled Persons and Earthquake Hazards.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., cJanuary 1988, 170 p.
    Keywords: ; Emergency preparedness; Senior citizens; Emergency planning; Nursing homes; Disasters; Intermediate care facilities; Earthquake; Risk assessment; Literature surveys; Social effect; Hazards; Handicapped persons; Physically handicapped; Case studies; California; Earthquake damage; Fires; Buildings; Elderly persons; Losses; Disabled persons; Local planning

  • Bolin, R.
    Household and Community Recovery After Earthquakes. Program on Environment and Behavior.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., cJanuary 1994, 122 p.
    Identifying Number(s): ISBN-1-877943-11-8
    Keywords: Emergency response; Ethnic groups; Whittier Narrows Earthquake; Families; Earthquake damage; Community planning; Recovery; Social effect; Economic impact; Households; Disaster relief; Local planning; Social psychology; Human behavior; Local government; Southern region (California); Communities; Earthquakes

  • O'Rourke, M. J.; Liu, X.
    Response of Buried Pipelines Subject to Earthquake Effects.
    January 1999, 276 p.
    Identifying Number(s): ['MCEER-99-MN03', 'ISBN-0-9656682-3-1']
    Keywords: Buried objects; Geologic faults; Seismic waves; Landslides; Liquefaction; Soil structure interactions; Seismic surface waves; Mitigation; Body waves; Attenuation; Hazards; Lifelines; Failure modes; Earthquake damage; Seismic effects; PGD (Permanent Ground Deformation); Ground motion; Wave propagation; Underground structures; Structural response; Pipelines; Dynamic structural analysis

  • 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; Earthquakes

  • Urban Search and Rescue in the Santa Cruz Area Following the Loma Prieta Earthquake.
    November 1992, 31 p.
    Identifying Number(s): FA-124
    Keywords: Damage assessment; Loma Prieta Earthquake; California; Emergency services; Santa Cruz County (California); US FEMA; Earthquake damage; Disaster relief; Urban areas; Search and rescue; Communities; Earthquakes

  • Recommended Post-Earthquake Evaluation and Repair Criteria for Welded Steel Moment-Frame Buildings: Program to Reduce the Earthquake Hazards of Steel Moment-Frame Structures.
    Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC., July 2000, 202 p.
    Keywords: Structures; Steel structures; Recommendations; Damage assessment; Costs; Safety; Quality control; Welded joints; Economics; Regulations; Earthquake damage; State of the art; Evaluation and assessments; Buildings; Structural design criteria; Seismic effects; FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency); Building codes; Policy Guide to Steel Moment-Frame Construction (FEMA-354); Quality assurance; Documents; Earthquake engineering; Repair; Earthquakes

  • Hamada, M.; Bardet, J. P.; O'Rourke, T. D.
    Proceeedings of the U.S.-Japan Workshop on Earthquake Resistant Design of Lifeline Facilities and Countermeasures against Soil Liquefaction (8th). Held in Tokyo, Japan, on December 16-18, 2002.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., June 30, 2003, 672 p.
    Identifying Number(s): MCEER-03-0003
    Keywords: Liquifaction; Structural engineering; Seismic design; Earthquake resistant structure; Proceedings; United States; Soil liquifaction; Earthquake engineering; Research; Buildings; Meetings; Earthquake damage; Technologies; Dynamic response; Technology transfer; Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES); Collaboration; Japan

  • Hazard Mitigation Strategy and Monitoring Technologies for Urban and Infrastructure Public Buildings: Proceedings of the China-US Workshops (on CD-ROM).
    State Univ. of New York at Buffalo., December 12, 2007,
    Keywords: Liquifaction; Structural engineering; Seismic design; Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER); China; Earthquake resistant structure; Proceedings; United States; Research; Earthquake engineering; Buildings; Earthquake damage; Meetings; Technologies; Dynamic response; Technology transfer; Collaboration

  • Tabucchi, T. H. P.; Davidson, R. A.
    Post-Earthquake Restoration of the Los Angeles Water Supply System.
    Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., March 7, 2008, 144 p.
    Identifying Number(s): MCEER-08-0008
    Keywords: Hydraulic flow; Drinking water; Water systems; Water pipes; California; Water supply; Water treatment plants; Earthquake damage; Restoration; Water distribution; Simulation; Los Angeles (California); Distribution systems; Seismic effects

  • Phelps, G. A.
    Analysis of a Spatial Point Pattern: Examining the Damage to Pavement and Pipes in Santa Clara Valley Resulting from the Loma Prieta Earthquake.
    January 2007, 51 p.
    Identifying Number(s): USGS-OFR-2007-1442
    Keywords: Loma Prieta Earthquake; California; Santa Cruz County (California); Earthquake damage; Pipes; Pavement; Earthquakes