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  • Atwater, B. F.; Cisternas, M.; Bourgeois, J.; Dudley, W. C.; Hendley, J. W.; Stauffer, O. H.
    Surviving a Tsunami: Lessons from Chile, Hawaii, and Japan.
    January 2002, 24 p.
    Identifying Number(s): CIRC-1187
    Keywords: Sources; Waves; Emergency preparedness; Coasts; Tsunami; Coastal areas; Lessons learned; Chile; Strategies; Safety; Credits; Ocean waves; Survival; Earthquakes

  • Sobreviviendo a un Tsunami: Lecciones de Chile, Hawai y Japon (Surviving a Tsunami: Lessons from Chile, Hawaii, and Japan).
    January 2006, 28 p.
    Identifying Number(s): CIRCULAR-1218
    Keywords: ; Emergency preparedness; Lessons learned; Chile; Interviews; Tsunamis; Survival; Hawaii; Japan; Earthquakes

  • Proceedings of the Fifth National Seismic Conference on Bridges and Highways: Innovations in Earthquake Engineering for Highway Structures Held September 18-20, 2006.
    Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC., September 2006,
    Identifying Number(s): MCEER-06-SP09
    Keywords: Seismic design; Retrofitting; Implementation; Geological hazards; Lessons learned; Load resistance factor design (LRFD); Structural design; Natural hazards; Earthquake engineering; Foundations (Structures); Meetings; Highway bridges; Infrastructure; Transportation systems; Seismic effects; Design criteria; Load resistance

  • 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

  • Schiff, A. J.
    Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989: Lifelines.
    January 1998, 140 p.
    Identifying Number(s): USGS-PP-1552-A
    Keywords: Water systems; Loma Prieta Earthquake; Lessons learned; Electric utilities; Public utilities; Ports (Facilities); Waste water treatment; Buses; Public transportation; Damage assessment; San Francisco Bay Area (California); Airorts; Natural gas distribution systems; Lifelines; Telecommunications; Mass media; Communication networks; Earthquake damage; Water distribution; Transportation systems; Seismic effects; Monterey Bay Area (California); Emergency response; Railroads; Water treatment plants; Subways; Water utiliities

  • Cauffman, S. A.
    Wind and Seismic Effects: Proceedings of the 32nd Joint Meeting.
    April 2001, 592 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NIST/SP-963
    Keywords: ; Seismic design; Bridges (Structures); Wind loads; Safety engineering; Lessons learned; Disasters; Risk assessment; Earthquake resistant structures; Buildings; Meetings; Information systems; Seismic effects; Design criteria; Wind pressure; Public health; Engineering structures; Earthquake engineering; Research

  • Taylor, C. E.; Chang, S. E.; Eguchi, R. T.
    Updating Real-Time Earthquake Loss Estimates: Methods, Problems and Insights.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA. Earthquake Engineering Research Centers Program., December 17, 2001, 72 p.
    Keywords: Research needs; Bayesian methods; Northridge (California); Loss estimation methods; Sampling; Lessons learned; Estimation methods; Stratification; Standard errors; Updationg loss estimates; Statistical procedures; Losses; Earthquakes

  • O'Connor, J. S.
    Engineering and Organizational Issues Before, During and After Hurricane Katrina: Damage to Bridges from Wind, Storm Surge and Debris in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina. Volume 5: Bridges.
    Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC.; National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA. Earthquake Engineering Research Centers Program., November 16, 2008, 158 p.
    Identifying Number(s): MCEER-08-SP05
    Keywords: Louisiana; Hurricanes; Lessons learned; Bridges (Structures); Inspections; Alabama; Moveable bridges; Storm surges; Organizational issues; Aerial surveys; Mississippi; Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER); Engineered infrastructures; Hurricane Katrina; Damage assessments; Tunnels; Engineering issues; Wind damage; Wave forces