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  • ['Cochrane, H. C.', 'Revier, C. F.', 'Nakagawa, T.']
    Impact of Disasters on Construction Costs.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications., January 1978, 120 p.
    Keywords: ; Housing studies; Disasters; Floods; Tornadoes; Prices; Real property; Residential buildings; Assessments; Land use; Supply (Economics); Fires; Economic impact; Inflation; Economic models; Demand (Economics); Construction costs; Cyclones; Earthquakes

  • Ackroyd, M. H.
    Optimum Seismic Protection for New Building Construction in Eastern Metropolitan Areas. Incident Losses: Information Obtained from Los Angeles Field Trip, 14 January to 23 January, 1973.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., February 1973, 31 p.
    Identifying Number(s): INTERNAL STUDY-30
    Keywords: Damage assessment; Tall buildings; California; Questionnaires; Dynamic response; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Human behavior; Residential buildings; Los Angeles (California); Earthquakes; Public buildings

  • ['Busch, C. A.', 'Whitman, R. V.', 'Becker, J. M.']
    Residential Construction in Boston at the Time of the Cape Ann Earthquake of 1755.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Office of Planning and Resources Management., June 1979, 140 p.
    Keywords: Damage assessment; Earthquake resistant structures; Massachusetts; Construction materials; Structural design; Fires; Boston (Massachusetts); Residential buildings; History; Cape Ann earthquake; Dynamic structural analysis

  • ['Lagorio, H. J.', 'Levin, H.']
    Earthquake Advisory Services: A Prototype Development Project.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., October 1980, 88 p.
    Identifying Number(s): CPDR-103180
    Keywords: Seismic design; Earthquake resistant structures; Citizen participation; Information services; NTISNSFRA; Structural design; Technical assistance; Residential buildings; Decision making; Instructional materials

  • Profile of Fire in the United States, 1992-2001. Thirteenth Edition.
    October 2004, 24 p.
    Identifying Number(s): FEMA/FA-293-ED13
    Keywords: National Incident Reporting System (NFIRS); Tables (Data); United States; Graphs (Charts); Fires; Reporting; Occurrence; Residential buildings; Statistics

  • ['Anderson, D. R.', 'Weinrobe, M.']
    Mortgage Default Risks Associated with Earthquakes: An Analysis Based on the 1971 San Fernando Earthquake.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., July 1984, 172 p.
    Keywords: San Fernando (California); Banking business; Analysis; Procedures; Default; Risk; Economic analysis; Mortgages; Residential buildings; Financing; Earthquakes

  • ['Oliva, M. G.', 'Clough, R. W.', 'Velkov, M.', 'Gavrilovic, P.']
    Correlation of Analytical and Experimental Responses of Large-Panel Precast Building Systems.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., May 1988, 118 p.
    Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-83/20
    Keywords: Structural engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Structural vibration; Seismic waves; Precast concrete; Experimental data; Test facilities; Vibration; Earthquake damage; Dynamic response; Panels; Residential buildings; Earthquakes

  • ['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: Prices; Benefit cost analysis; Loma Prieta Earthquake; California; San Francisco Bay Area; Least squares method; Earthquake damage; Risk; Market value; Perception; Soil properties; Residential buildings; Economic factors

  • ['Riley, M. A.', 'Sadek, F.']
    Experimental Testing of Roof to Wall Connections in Wood Frame Houses.
    April 2003, 82 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-6938
    Keywords: ; Hurricanes; Damage; Construction materials; Wind; Environmental testing; Houses; Climate; Dynamic tests; Hazards; Residential buildings; Seismic loads; Natural disasters; Wooden structures; Structural analysis; Roofs; Joints; Walls; Earthquakes

  • ['Yancey, C. W.', 'Cheok, G. S.', 'Sadek, F.', 'Mohraz, B.']
    Summary of the Structural Performance of Single-Family, Wood-Frame Housing.
    September 1998, 176 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-6224
    Keywords: Damage assessment; Wind effects; Hurricanes; Structural failure; Storm damage; Earthquake damage; Performance evaluation; Dynamic response; Structural damage; Failure mode analysis; Design analysis; Residential buildings; Wood frame construction; Seismic effects; Houses; Dynamic structural analysis