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  • Moehle, J. P.
    Preliminary Report on the Seismological and Engineering Aspects of the January 17, 1994 Northridge Earthquake.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., January 24, 1994, 90 p.
    Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-94/01
    Keywords: Failure; Ground motion; Damage assessment; Risk assessment; Earthquake engineering; Seismic epicenter; Sites; Aftershocks; Earthquakes; Observation; Instrumentation; Land slides; Soils; Magnitude; Northridge earthquake; Maps; Seismology; San Francisco Bay region; Liquefaction

  • Buckle, I. G.
    Northridge, California Earthquake of January 17, 1994: Performance of Highway Bridges.
    National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC.; National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.; New York State Science and Technology Foundation, Albany., March 24, 1994, 107 p.
    Keywords: Failure; Los Angeles (California); Damage assessment; Earthquake engineering; Underpasses; Highway bridges; Earthquakes; Seismic design; Overpasses; Retrofitting

  • Villaverde, R.
    Investigation on the Cause of Numerous Upper Floor Failures during the 1985 Mexico City Earthquake.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., November 1989, 114 p.
    Keywords: Floors; Failure; Hinges; Buildings; Building codes; Plastics; Beams (Supports); Earthquakes; Acceleration; Stiffness; Design criteria; Columns (Supports); Assessments; Multistory buildings; Mexico

  • Benjamin, J. R.; Webster, F. A.
    Optimal Reliability of Lifeline Levee Systems Under Multiple Natural Hazards.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., August 1, 1984, 138 p.
    Identifying Number(s): JBA-109-030-H-01
    Keywords: ; Failure; Hazards; Water flow; Graphs (Charts); Earthquakes; Levels; Probability theory; Subsidence; Bursting; Landslides; Stability; Flooding; Mathematical models; Flood control; Shear strength; Drawdown; Disasters

  • Anderson, J. C.; Bertero, V. V.
    Seismic Performance of an Instrumented Six-Story Steel Building.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., November 1991, 148 p.
    Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-91/11
    Keywords: Dynamic response; Earthquake damage; Failure; Building codes; Steel structures; Earthquake engineering; Stress analysis; Structural vibration; Earthquakes; Whittier Narrows Earthquake; Vibration damping; Seismic effects; Nonlinear systems; Ductility

  • O'Rourke, M. J.; Ballantyne, D.
    Observations on Water System and Pipeline Performance in the Limon Area of Costa Rica Due to the April 22, 1991 Earthquake.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., June 30, 1992, 118 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NCEER-92-0017
    Keywords: Earthquake damage; Failure; Damage assessment; Earthquake engineering; Pipeline transportation; Water services; Water pipes; Earthquakes; Petroleum pipelines; Water supply; Seismic effects; Earth movements; Costa Rica Earthquake; Water treatment; Costa Rica

  • Leiva, G.; Klingner, R. E.
    In-Plane Seismic Resistance of Two-Story Concrete Masonry Shear Walls with Openings.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., August 1991, 319 p.
    Identifying Number(s): REPT-3.1(C)-2
    Keywords: Grout; Failure; Computer programming; Earthquake resistant buildings; Masonry; Loads (Forces); Test methods; Instrumentation; Flexural strength; Reinforced concrete; Walls; Strain measurement; Structural members; Design criteria; Construction; Axial stress; Mathematical models; Coupled walls; Deformation; Shear stress; Cantilever walls

  • McMahon, P.
    Determination of the Failure Probability of One or More Structures Located at a Site. Seismic Design Decision Analysis.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications., May 1975, 28 p.
    Identifying Number(s): INTERNAL STUDY-56
    Keywords: Failure; Damage assessment; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Risk analysis; Seismic design; Earthquakes; Probability theory; Numerical analysis; Seismic risk

  • Salvadori, M. G.; Singhal, A.
    Strength Characteristics of Jointed Water Pipelines.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. Research Applied to National Needs., July 1977, 86 p.
    Identifying Number(s): IR-3
    Keywords: Failure; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Pipelines; Earthquakes; Cast iron; Mechanical properties; Computer program; Strength; Piping systems; Subsurface structures

  • Cheok, G. S.; Stone, W. C.
    Performance of 1/3-Scale Model Precast Concrete Beam-Column Connections Subjected to Cyclic Inelastic Loads. Report No. 3.
    Concrete Research Council, Detroit, MI., August 1993, 142 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-5246
    Keywords: ; Failure; Earthquake resistant structures; Beams (Supports); Earthquake engineering; Concrete construction; Precast concrete; Model tests; Concrete structures; Construction joints; Cyclic loads; Ductility