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Okrent, D.
A Survey of Expert Opinion on Low Probability Earthquakes.
National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. Research Applied to National Needs., February 1975, 58 p.
Identifying Number(s): UCLA-ENG-7515
Keywords: Louisiana; Massachusetts; Risk analysis; Seismic risk; Probability theory; North Carolina; Site surveys; Nuclear power plants; History; Geological faults; Mississippi; Nebraska; California; Oregon; Risk; South Carolina; Ohio; Earthquake engineering; Delaware; Earthquakesde Neufville, R.
How Do We Evaluate and Choose Between Alternative Codes for Design and Performance.
National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. Research Applied to National Needs., February 1975, 38 p.
Identifying Number(s): MIT-CE-R75-3
Keywords: Seismic design; Earthquake resistant structures; Safety factor; Benefit cost analysis; Probability density functions; Seismic risk; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Buildings; Risk; Building codes; Seismic design decision analysis; EarthquakesTong, W. H.
Seismic Risk Analysis for Two-Sites Case.
National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. Research Applied to National Needs., May 1975, 87 p.
Identifying Number(s): MIT-CE-R75-22
Keywords: Probability theory; Seismic design; Spatial distribution; Seismic risk; Earth movements; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Buildings; Site surveys; Risk; Seismic design decision analysis; EarthquakesVeneziano, D.
Probabilistic and Statistical Models for Seismic Risk Analysis.
National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. Research Applied to National Needs., July 1975, 156 p.
Identifying Number(s): MIT-CE-R75-34
Keywords: Probability theory; Seismic design; Damage assessment; Earthquake resistant structures; Massachusetts; Seismic risk; Earth movements; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Buildings; Risk; Nuclear power plants; Seismic design decision analysis; EarthquakesHsieh, T.; Okrent, D.
Some Probabilistic Aspects of the Seismic Risk of Nuclear Reactors.
National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. Research Applied to National Needs., December 1976, 85 p.
Identifying Number(s): UCLA-ENG-76113
Keywords: Numerical analysis; Risk benefit analysis; Failure; Mathematical models; Risk; Nuclear reactor safety; Piping systems; Uncertainty; EarthquakesGasparini, D. A.
On the Safety Provided by Alternate Seismic Design Methods.
National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. Div. of Advanced Environmental Research and Technology., July 1977, 218 p.
Identifying Number(s): R77-22
Keywords: Seismic design; Earthquake resistant structures; Risk analysis; Earth movements; Degrees of freedom; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Random vibration; Risk; Dynamic response; Design criteriaWeisbecker, L. W.; Stoneman, W. C.; Ackerman, S. E.
Earthquake Prediction, Uncertainty, and Policies for the Future: A Technology Assessment of Earthquake Prediction.
National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. Research Applied to National Needs., January 1977, 311 p.
Identifying Number(s): CRESS-19
Keywords: Regional planning; Predictions; Technology assessment; Earthquake prediction; Attitudes; Risk analysis; Policies; Seismic risk; Earthquake warning systems; Earth movements; Disasters; Earthquake engineering; Risk; EarthquakesRANN 2. Realizing Knowledge as a Resource. Proceedings of the Symposium on Research Applied to National Needs (2nd). Volume IV. Coping with Man-Made and Natural Hazards.
January 1977, 179 p.
Identifying Number(s): ['NSF-77-54', 'NSF/RA-770248']
Keywords: Air pollution; Research management; Objectives; Research projects; Universities; Land use; Knowledge; Disasters; Risk; Hazards; Meetings; Technology transfer; Government policies; Water pollution; Industries; Earthquakes; National Science FoundationApostolakis, G. E.
The Effect of a Certain Class of Potential Common Mode Failures on the Reliability of Redundant Systems.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Office of Energy R and D Policy., November 1975, 42 p.
Identifying Number(s): UCLA-ENG-7528
Keywords: Statistical analysis; Failure; Mathematical models; Nuclear reactor safety; Risk; Birth and death processes; Nuclear power plants; Common mode failures; Reliability; Redundancy; Nuclear reactor accidentsKunreuther, H.; Ginsberg, R.; Miller, L.; Sagi, P.; Slovic, P.
Disaster Insurance Protection, Public Policy Lessons.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications., cJanuary 1978, 422 p.
Keywords: ; Models; Attitudes; Insurance; Losses; Behavior; Motivation; Disasters; Risk; Floods; Hazards; Decision making; Protection; Earthquakes