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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: ; Economic impact; Floods; Cyclones; Economic models; Earthquakes; Construction costs; Real property; Residential buildings; Housing studies; Demand (Economics); Supply (Economics); Prices; Tornadoes; Assessments; Land use; Fires; Disasters; Inflation

  • 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: NTISNSFRA; Citizen participation; Earthquake resistant structures; Technical assistance; Instructional materials; Seismic design; Structural design; Decision making; Residential buildings; Information services

  • 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; Boston (Massachusetts); Earthquake resistant structures; Structural design; Residential buildings; History; Massachusetts; Construction materials; Fires; Cape Ann earthquake; Dynamic structural analysis

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

  • 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

  • Weidlinger, P.; Ettouney, M. M.
    Seismic Behavior of Flat Slab High-Rise Buildings in the New York City Area.
    National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., October 15, 1988, 70 p.
    Keywords: Dynamic response; Damping; Skyscrapers; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Loads (Forces); Lateral pressure; Structural design; Residential buildings; Wind pressure; Wind shear; Ductility

  • 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: Dynamic response; Los Angeles (California); Buildings; Damage assessment; Earthquake engineering; Public buildings; Earthquakes; Human behavior; Residential buildings; California; Tall buildings; Questionnaires

  • 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: Earthquake damage; Dynamic response; Earthquake resistant structures; Structural vibration; Earthquakes; Vibration; Residential buildings; Experimental data; Test facilities; Structural engineering; Precast concrete; Panels; Seismic waves

  • 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: Default; Risk; Financing; Economic analysis; Earthquakes; San Fernando (California); Residential buildings; Banking business; Analysis; Mortgages; Procedures

  • 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: ; Damage; Hazards; Dynamic tests; Earthquakes; Wooden structures; Roofs; Joints; Residential buildings; Walls; Natural disasters; Wind; Houses; Construction materials; Hurricanes; Structural analysis; Climate; Seismic loads; Environmental testing