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Hein, K. H.; Whitman, R. V.
Effects of Earthquakes on System Performance of Water Lifelines. Seismic Design Decision Analysis.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., May 1976, 84 p.
Identifying Number(s): R76-23
Keywords: Ground motion; Urban planning; Earthquake engineering; Water services; Risk analysis; Earthquakes; Pipelines; Water supply; Earth movements; Massachusetts; Probability; Soil mechanics; Disasters; Seismic riskHudson, D. E.
Natural Disaster Mitigation Research. Proceedings of the Indo-U.S. Workshop on Natural Disaster (Earthquake and Wind Effects) Mitigation Research, Held at New Delhi, India on December 13-16, 1978.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., January 1979, 70 p.
Keywords: Wind (Meteorology); Storms; Rockfill dams; Buildings; Earthquake resistant structures; Risk analysis; Disaster preparedness; Emergency preparedness; Earthquakes; Earthquake warning systems; Earth dams; Research; India; Masonry; Seismological stations; Newsletters; DisastersWhitman, R. V.
Contribution to State-of-the-Art Report of the Earthquake Committee of the IABSE-ASCE Tall Buildings Committee 'Economic and Social Aspects'. Optimum Seismic Protection for New Building Construction in Eastern Metropolitan Areas.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., March 1972, 16 p.
Identifying Number(s): INTERNAL STUDY-5
Keywords: Damage; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Risk analysis; Seismic design; Probability theory; Design standards; Tall buildings; Cost analysisYao, J. T. P.
Reliability of Existing Buildings in Earthquake Zones.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., December 1979, 55 p.
Identifying Number(s): CE-STR-79-6
Keywords: Reliability; Dynamic response; Fuzzy sets; Buildings; Earthquake resistant structures; Damage assessment; Risk analysis; Seismic design; Structural design; Earthquakes; Mathematical models; Dynamic structural analysisPorter, K.; Scawthorn, C.; Taylor, C.; Blais, N.
Appropriate Seismic Reliability for Critical Equipment Systems: Recommendations Based on Regional Analysis of Financial and Life Loss.
Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., November 10, 1998, 122 p.
Keywords: Earthquake damage; Earthquake resistance; Nonstructural systems; Reliability analysis; Earthquake engineering; High rise buildings; Risk analysis; Emergency preparedness; Cost benefit analysis; Fire protection; Seismicity; Life saving equipment; Sprinkler systems; Critical equipment systems; Safety equipment; RetrofittingKennett, E. W.
Designing for Earthquakes, Proceedings from the 1978 Summer Seismic Institutes for Architectural Faculty Held at Illinois Univ., Urbana-Champaign on June 12-23, 1978 and at Stanford Univ., CA., on August 20-25, 1978.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Office of Planning and Resources Management., September 1979, 309 p.
Keywords: Dynamic structural analysis; Dynamic response; Urban planning; Tsunamis; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Meetings; Risk analysis; Seismic design; Structural design; Design criteria; Land use; Renovating; Seismic riskOkrent, 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; Risk; Earthquake engineering; Ohio; Risk analysis; Earthquakes; Nebraska; Probability theory; Delaware; History; Site surveys; South Carolina; Nuclear power plants; Mississippi; Massachusetts; California; Oregon; North Carolina; Geological faults; Seismic riskGasparini, 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: Dynamic response; Buildings; Risk; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Risk analysis; Seismic design; Earth movements; Random vibration; Degrees of freedom; Design criteriaKing, S. A.; Kiremidjian, A. S.
Regional Seismic Hazard and Risk Analysis through Geographic Information Systems.
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., June 1994, 194 p.
Keywords: Seismic hazards; Earthquake damage; Ground motion; Geographic information systems; Case studies; Risk analysis; Earthquakes; Site characterization; Soil structure interactions; Seismic effects; Seismicity; Computerized simulation; Mathematical models; Structural analysis; Seismic wavesSarin, R. K.
Risk Management Policy for Earthquake Hazard Reduction: Alternative Risk Management Policies for State and Local Governments.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., May 1982, 94 p.
Identifying Number(s): UCLA-ENG-8244
Keywords: Los Angeles (California); Buildings; Regulations; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Risk; Risk analysis; Masonry; Decision making; Seismic risks; Ordinances; California; Management planning; Renovating