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  • Homebuilder's Guide to Earthquake Resistant Design and Construction.
    Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC., June 2006, 226 p.
    Keywords: Chimneys; Seismic design; Two-family houses; Home contents; Lessons learned; Fireplaces; Requirements; One-family houses; Foundations; Floor construction; Foundation walls; Balconies; Best practices; Homebuilder's guide; Roof-ceiling systems; Design; Earthquake resistance; Walls; Existing houses; Anchorage; Construction

  • Collocation Impacts on the Vulnerability of Lifelines During Earthquakes with Applications to the Cajon Pass, California. Earthquake Hazard Reduction Series 61.
    February 1992, 110 p.
    Identifying Number(s): FEMA-226
    Keywords: Vulnerability; Geologic faults; Bridges; Damage assessment; California; Earthquake resistance; Landslides; Life support systems; Risk assessment; Ground motion; Hazards; Risk reduction; Seismic effects; Cajon Pass (California); Earthquakes

  • Scalzi, J.
    Development of Methodology for Retrofitting Water Lifelines for Improved Seismic Resistance.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Directorate for Engineering., March 1985, 194 p.
    Keywords: Benefit cost analysis; Earthquake resistance; Retrofitting; Water supply; Water resources; Water pipelines; Utilities; Earthquakes

  • Kelly, J. M.; Chalhoub, M. S.
    Earthquake Simulator Testing of a Combined Sliding Bearing and Rubber Bearing Isolation System.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., December 1990, 186 p.
    Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-87/04
    Keywords: ; Dynamic loads; Seismic waves; Steel structures; Shear stress; Displacement; Hysteresis; Bearings; Rubber; Vibration damping; Vibration isolators; Earthquake resistant structures; Structural vibration; Tetrafluoroethylene resins; Sliding; Simulators; Earthquake resistance; Model tests; Dynamic response; Earthquake engineering

  • Poland, C. D.; Malley, J. O.
    Procedure for the Seismic Evaluation of Buildings in the Central and Eastern United States.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.; New York State Science and Technology Foundation, Albany., April 2, 1992, 469 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NCEER-92-0008
    Keywords: Evaluation; Dynamic loads; Structural vibration; Earthquake resistance; Steel structures; Central plains region (United States); Earthquake damage; Dynamic response; Buildings; Eastern region (United States); Earthquake engineering; Hazards; Concrete structures; Structural analysis

  • 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: ; Earthquake resistant structures; Braces; Structural vibration; Earthquake resistance; Specifications; Algorithms; Mathematical models; Bracing; Actuators; Dynamic response; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Active control; Servomechanisms; Loads (Forces); Seismic effects; Earthquakes

  • Kosar, K.; Soong, T. T.; Shen, K. L.; HoLung, J. A.; Lin, Y. K.
    Seismic Testing of Installation Methods for Computers and Data Processing Equipment.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., April 12, 1993, 157 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NCEER-93-0007
    Keywords: Structural vibrations; Computers; Seismic waves; Earthquake resistance; Computer systems hardware; Computer components; Ground motion; Equipment sensitivity; Seismic effects; Earthquakes

  • National Science Foundation Natural Hazard Mitigation Grantees Workshop. Held in Lake Tahoe, Nevada on April 27-28, 1995.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., April 1995, 157 p.
    Keywords: Structural engineering; Research and development; Wind effects; Research projects; Earthquake resistance; Geotechnical engineering; Mitigation; Disasters; Earthquake engineering; Hazards; Floods; Storms; Structural response; Soil stability; Earthquakes

  • Basoez, N.; Kiremidjian, A. S.
    Prioritization of Bridges for Seismic Retrofitting.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.; New York State Science and Technology Foundation, Albany., April 24, 1995, 174 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NCEER-95-0007
    Keywords: ; Prioritization; Seismic design; Earthquake resistance; Retrofitting; Risk analysis; Earthquake engineering; Highway bridges; Soil-structure interactions; Reinforcement (Structure); Seismic effects; Earthquakes; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Eguchi, R. T.; Seligson, H. A.; Honegger, D. G.
    Pipeline Replacement Feasibility Study: A Methodology for Minimizing Seismic and Corrosion Risks to Underground Natural Gas Pipelines.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.; New York State Science and Technology Foundation, Albany.; Southern California Gas Co., Los Angeles., March 2, 1995, 124 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NCEER-95-0005
    Keywords: ; Corrosion environments; Replacing; Risk analysis; Cost benefit analysis; Repairs; Natural gas distribution systems; Corrosion prevention; Retrofitting; Earthquake damage; Leakage; Gas pipelines; Cracks; Seismic effects; Underground corrosion; Maintenance; Earthquake resistance; Earthquake engineering; Underground pipelines