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

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

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

  • 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: Lessons learned; Sampling; Loss estimation methods; Northridge (California); Earthquakes; Updationg loss estimates; Statistical procedures; Losses; Bayesian methods; Research needs; Stratification; Estimation methods; Standard errors

  • 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; Organizational issues; Lessons learned; Wind damage; Storm surges; Tunnels; Inspections; Wave forces; Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER); Damage assessments; Mississippi; Engineering issues; Alabama; Hurricanes; Bridges (Structures); Moveable bridges; Engineered infrastructures; Hurricane Katrina; Aerial surveys

  • 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: Lessons learned; Tsunami; Ocean waves; Coastal areas; Emergency preparedness; Earthquakes; Credits; Strategies; Sources; Safety; Survival; Waves; Chile; Coasts

  • 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: ; Lessons learned; Tsunamis; Emergency preparedness; Earthquakes; Interviews; Hawaii; Survival; Japan; Chile

  • 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: Lessons learned; Earthquake engineering; Meetings; Highway bridges; Seismic design; Structural design; Load resistance; Foundations (Structures); Transportation systems; Seismic effects; Geological hazards; Load resistance factor design (LRFD); Design criteria; Infrastructure; Implementation; Natural hazards; Retrofitting