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  • Mitchell, J. K.; Wentz, F. J.
    Performance of Improved Ground during the Loma Prieta Earthquake.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., October 1991, 115 p.
    Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-91/12
    Keywords: Earthquake damage; Earthquake engineering; Earthquakes; Soil aggregates; Soil dynamics; Soil properties; Loma Prieta Earthquake; Earth movements; Soil compacting; Soil cement; Soil stabilization; Liquefaction

  • Brady, R. J.; Perkins, J. B.
    Macroeconomic Effects of the Loma Prieta Earthquake.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Div. of Industrial Science and Technological Innovation., November 1991, 53 p.
    Keywords: San Francisco Bay Area; Economic impact; Earthquake damage; Economic analysis; Earthquakes; Employment; Loma Prieta Earthquake; Estimates; Statistical analysis; Least squares method; California; Economic factors

  • Singh, H.; Thayer, M. A.; Murdoch, J. C.
    Loma Prieta Earthquake: An Event Study of Changes in Risk Perceptions and the Housing Market.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Div. of Industrial Science and Technological Innovation., January 1992, 117 p.
    Keywords: San Francisco Bay Area; Earthquake damage; Risk; Market value; Residential buildings; Perception; Soil properties; Loma Prieta Earthquake; Prices; California; Least squares method; Benefit cost analysis; Economic factors

  • O'Rourke, T. D.; Stewart, H. E.; Blackburn, F. T.; Dickerman, T. S.
    Geotechnical and Lifeline Aspects of the October 17, 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake in San Francisco.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.; Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY. Dept. of Structural Engineering., January 1990, 68 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NCEER-90-0001
    Keywords: Damage; Ground motion; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Comparison; Water pipelines; Water supply; Underground structures; Urban areas; Fire fighting; Loma Prieta Earthquake; Liquefaction (Soils); California; San Francisco Earthquake

  • Yokel, F. Y.
    Effect of Subsurface Conditions on Earthquake Ground Motions.
    January 1993, 100 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-4769
    Keywords: Dynamic response; Spectra analysis; Earthquake engineering; Soil profiles; Earthquakes; Oakland (California); Soil properties; Loma Prieta Earthquake; Earth movements; Wave propagation; Shear strain; Mathematical models; Seismic waves

  • Idriss, I. M.
    Assessment of Site Response Analysis Procedures.
    National Inst. of Standards and Technology (BFRL), Gaithersburg, MD., July 1993, 156 p.
    Keywords: Seismic response; San Francisco (California); Soil-structure interactions; Yerba Buena Island; Site characterization; Soil dynamics; Seismic velocity; San Francisco Airport; Soil mechanics; Shear strain; Ground motion; Treasure Island Naval Station; Loma Prieta Earthquake; Seismic effects; Spectrum analysis; Shear waves; California; Subsurface investigations; Seismic waves; Seismographs; Shear stress; Accelerometers; Seismological station

  • Keefer, D. K.
    Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989; Landslides. Strong Ground Motion and Ground Failure.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., January 1997, 190 p.
    Identifying Number(s): USGS-PP-1551-C
    Keywords: Dams; Damage assessment; Seismic epicenter; San Francisco (California); Southern Region (California); Earthquakes; Geology; Landfills; Soil dynamics; Loma Prieta Earthquake; Seismic effects; Trenching; California; Slopes; Santa Cruze County (California); Coasts; Geological faults

  • Holzer, T. L.
    Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989. Earth Structures and Engineering Characterization of Ground Motion.
    January 1998, 86 p.
    Identifying Number(s): USGS-PP-1552-D
    Keywords: Earthquake damage; Ground motion; Damage assessment; Earthquake engineering; Earth dams; Soil-structure interactions; Acceleration; Loma Prieta Earthquake; Seismic effects; Seismic events; Seismic velocity; Central Region (California); Engineering structures; Excavation; Peak values; Seismic waves

  • Marshall, R. D.; Phan, L. T.; Celebi, M.
    Measurement of Structural Response Characteristics of Full-Scale Buildings: Comparison of Results from Strong-Motion and Ambient Vibration Records.
    Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA. Branch of Engineering Seismology and Geology., October 1992, 87 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-4884
    Keywords: Dynamic response; Earthquake damage; Signal processing; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Data acquisition; San Francisco (California); Structural vibration; Earthquakes; Soil-structure interactions; Vibration damping; Loma Prieta Earthquake; Seismic effects; Displacement

  • Urban Search and Rescue in the Santa Cruz Area Following the Loma Prieta Earthquake.
    November 1992, 31 p.
    Identifying Number(s): FA-124
    Keywords: Earthquake damage; Damage assessment; Santa Cruz County (California); Earthquakes; Communities; Urban areas; Loma Prieta Earthquake; Emergency services; US FEMA; California; Search and rescue; Disaster relief