Mitigation of Seismic Hazards in Existing Unreinforced Masonry Wall Buildings: Performance of Undesigned and Modified Elements. Evaluation of Modification Methods.
National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C.,
March 31, 1978,
36 p.
Keywords: Seismic hazards; Ground motion; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Masonry; Seismic design; Earthquakes; Structural design; Walls; Earth movements; Dynamic structural analysis
Annual Report on Federal Activities in Geodynamics (First).
June 1976,
46 p.
Identifying Number(s): USIGP-FY76
Keywords: Fossil fuels; International Geodynamics project; Geomorphology; Submarine topographic features; Geologic faults; Earthquakes; Geodynamics; Plate tectonics; Natural resources; Seismology; Tectonics; Volcanoes; Mountains; Oceanography; Topography
Burr, N. C.; Solomon, S. C.
The Relationship of Source Parameters of Oceanic Transform Earthquakes to Plate Velocity and Transform Length.
June 22, 1977,
15 p.
Keywords: Velocity measurement; Rock mechanics; Earthquakes; Faults (Geology); Sources; Plate tectonics; Ocean environments; Reprints; Tectonics; Ocean bottom; Thermomechanics; Length
Fiorato, A. E.; Oesterle, R. G.; Kaar, P. H.; Barney, G. B.; Rabbat, B. G.
Highlights of an Experimental Investigation of the Seismic Performance of Structural Walls.
National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. Applied Science and Research Applications.,
March 30, 1976,
13 p.
Keywords: Dynamic response; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Stress analysis; Seismic design; Earthquakes; Reinforced concrete; Walls; Design criteria
Vinson, T. S.; Czajkowski, R. L.; Li, J. C.
Dynamic Properties of Frozen Cohesionless Soils Under Cyclic Triaxial Loading Conditions. Volume II.
National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C.,
January 1977,
303 p.
Identifying Number(s): MSU/CE-77/1
Keywords: Noncohesive soils; Frozen soils; Earthquake engineering; Sands; Permafrost; Earthquakes; Triaxial tests; Silts; Alaska; Cyclic loads; Dynamic properties
Byrd, R. C.
A Laboratory Study of the Fluid-Structure Interaction of Submerged Tanks and Caissons in Earthquakes.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Rockville, Md. Office of Sea Grant.; California State Resources Agency, Sacramento.,
May 1978,
167 p.
Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-78/08
Keywords: Dynamic response; Ground motion; Computer programs; Earthquake engineering; Earthquakes; Offshore structures; Hydrodynamics; Equations of motion; Force; Fortran; Storage tanks; CONTAPE computer program; SUBTANK computer program; MASSCAL computer program; Pressure; Hydrodynamic forces
Jakub, M.; Roesset, J. M.
Dynamic Stiffness of Foundations: 2-D vs. 3-D Solutions.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Div. of Advanced Environmental Research and Technology.,
October 1977,
49 p.
Identifying Number(s): MIT-CE-R77-36
Keywords: Dynamic response; Footings; Earthquake engineering; Earthquakes; Foundations; Soil structure interactions; Finite element analysis; Backfills; Foundation engineering; Earth movements; Stiffness; Soil dynamics
Environment, Recent Awards, January-March 1978.
January 1978,
10 p.
Identifying Number(s): ['NSF-78-25', 'NSF/RA-780188']
Keywords: Ground motion; Hazards; Earthquake engineering; Pollution; Awards; Earthquakes; Research; Water supply; Resource management
Kelleher, J.; McCann, W.
Bathymetric Highs and the Development of Convergent Plate Boundaries.
January 1977,
10 p.
Identifying Number(s): LDGO-2408
Keywords: Earthquakes; Ocean bottom topography; Japan Trench; Plate tectonics; Seismic data; Seamounts; Japan; Reprints; Tectonics; Marine geology
Porcella, R. L.
Seismic Engineering Program Report, January-March 1976.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications.,
March 1976,
24 p.
Identifying Number(s): CIRC-736-A
Keywords: Seismic surveys; Ground motion; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Seismographs; Earthquakes; Soil structure interactions; Guatemala; Earth movements; Nuclear power plants; Seismological stations; California; Accelerometers; Seismic waves