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Biggs, J. M.
Comparison of Wind and Seismic Forces on Tall Buildings. Optimum Seismic Protection for New Building Construction in Eastern Metropolitan Areas.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., December 1971, 11 p.
Identifying Number(s): INTERNAL STUDY-4
Keywords: Earthquake resistant structures; Tall buildings; Wind pressure; Massachusetts; Buildings; Boston (Massachusetts); Seismic surveys; Building codes; Wind shearOptimum Seismic Protection for New Building Construction in Eastern Metropolitan Areas. Progress Through February 1972.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., February 1972, 16 p.
Keywords: Seismic design; Earthquake resistant structures; Seismic waves; Risk analysis; Seismic risk; Earthquake engineering; Secondary waves; Building codes; Wind shear; Earthquakes; Dynamic structural analysisWeidlinger, 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: Earthquake resistant structures; Skyscrapers; Wind pressure; Damping; Structural design; Dynamic response; Earthquake engineering; Residential buildings; Loads (Forces); Ductility; Wind shear; Lateral pressure