Risk Management Series: Incremental Seismic Rehabilitation of Hospital Buildings. Providing Protection to People and Buildings.
December 2003,
91 p.
Identifying Number(s): FEMA-396
Keywords: ; Risk management; Buildings; Hazards; Earthquakes; Death; Seismic effects; Safety; Structural collapse; Impact damage; Hospitals; Catastrophic conditions; Wounds and injuries; Rehabilitation
Rutenberg, A.; Jennings, P. C.; Housner, G. W.
The Response of Veterans Hospital Building 41 in the San Fernando Earthquake.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.,
May 1980,
153 p.
Identifying Number(s): EERL-80-03
Keywords: Dynamic response; Building codes; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Earthquakes; San Fernando (California); Soil structure interactions; Veterans Administration hospitals; Design criteria; California; Hospitals; Dynamic structural analysis
Yancey, C. W. C.; Camacho, A. A.
Aseismic Design of Building Service Systems: The State-of-the-Art.
September 1978,
86 p.
Identifying Number(s): NBS-TN-970
Keywords: Building codes; Health care facilities; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Seismic design; Environmental engineering; Water supply; State of the art; Sanitation; Fire protection; Hospitals; Electric utilities; Seismic risk
Engineering Resilience Solutions From Earthquake Engineering to Extreme Events: 1997-2007, A Decade of Earthquake Engineering and Disaster Resilience.
Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC.; National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA. Earthquake Engineering Research Centers Program.,
December 2008,
60 p.
Identifying Number(s): MCEER-08-SP09
Keywords: ; Earthquake engineering; Electric power systems; Emergency preparedness; Seismic design; Research and development; Emergency response; Water supply; Utilities; Hospitals; Power grids
Wang, D.; Filiatrault, A.
Numerical and Experimental Studies of Self-Centering Post-Tensioned Steel Frames.
Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.,
May 12, 2008,
436 p.
Keywords: Self-Centering Post-Tensioned (SCPT) steel frames; Figures; Steel structures; Self-centering systems; Earthquake resistant structures; Models; Tables (Data); Steel Moment Resisting Frames (SMRF); Shake table testing; Relative Performance Index (RPI); Numerical analysis; California; Hospitals; Steel moment resisting frames
Lee, G. C.; Ettouney, M.; Grigoriu, M.; Hauer, J.; Nigg, J.
Proceedings of the MCEER Workshop for Seismic Hazard Mitigation of Health Care Facilities. Held in New York City, New York on October 27-28, 1998.
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA. Earthquake Engineering Research Centers Program.,
March 29, 2000,
138 p.
Identifying Number(s): MCEER-00-0002
Keywords: ; Emergency management; Functionality; Health care facilities; Earthquake engineering; Meetings; Medical facilities; Social issues; Economic issues; Structural response; Hospitals
Selvaduray, G.
Japanese Private Sector Earthquake Programs and Their Applicability in the United States. Volume 2. Earthquake Emergency Preparedness of Japanese Industries.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Directorate for Engineering.,
cJanuary 1986,
125 p.
Identifying Number(s): REPT-8503-FR-2
Keywords: Emergency preparedness; Earthquakes; Earthquake warning systems; Public education; Safety engineering; Businesses; Japan; Industries; Hospitals; Research projects; Petroleum industry
Mahin, S. A.; Bertero, V. V.; Chopra, A. K.; Collins, R. G.
Response of the Olive View Hospital Main Building During the San Fernando Earthquake.
National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C.,
October 1976,
320 p.
Identifying Number(s): EERC-76-22
Keywords: Seismic waves; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Earthquakes; Earth movements; Concrete construction; Hospitals; Design standards; San Fernando earthquake; Dynamic structural analysis
Goodwin, E. R.; Maragakis, E. M.; Itani, A. M.
Experimental Evaluation of the Seismic Performance of Hospital Piping Subassemblies.
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA. Earthquake Engineering Research Centers Program.,
September 4, 2007,
204 p.
Identifying Number(s): MCEER-07-0013
Keywords: ; Performance evaluation; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Testing; Joints; Pipes; Seismic effects; Hospitals; Subassemblies
Porter, K.; Johnson, G. S.; Zadeh, M. M.; Scawthorn, C. R.; Eder, S. J.
Seismic Vulnerability of Equipment in Critical Facilities: Life-Safety and Operational Consequences.
National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.; New York State Science and Technology Foundation, Albany.,
November 24, 1993,
380 p.
Keywords: ; Skyscrapers; Earthquake engineering; Electric equipment; Seismic design; Computers; Data processing equipment; Office buildings; Hospitals; Space HVAC systems; Telecommunication