Fattal, S. G.; Todd, D. R.
Ultimate Strength of Masonry Shear Walls: Predictions versus Test Results.
October 1991,
48 p.
Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-4633
Keywords: ; Ultimate strength; Building codes; Earthquake resistant structures; Earthquake engineering; Loads (Forces); Masonry; Walls; Design standards; Mathematical models; Structural analysis; Shear stress
Yokel, F. Y.
Effect of Subsurface Conditions on Earthquake Ground Motions.
January 1993,
100 p.
Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-4769
Keywords: Dynamic response; Spectra analysis; Earthquake engineering; Soil profiles; Earthquakes; Oakland (California); Soil properties; Loma Prieta Earthquake; Earth movements; Wave propagation; Shear strain; Mathematical models; Seismic waves
Bieniawski, A.; Todd, D.
How-To Suggestions for Implementing Executive Order 12941 on Seismic Safety of Existing Federal Buildings, A Handbook.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Mitigation and Research.,
November 1995,
214 p.
Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-5770
Keywords: ; Earthquake resistance; Building codes; Earthquake engineering; Reinforcement (Structures); Seismic design; Structural design; Cost estimates; Regulatory guides; Safety engineering; Inventories; Federal buildings; Design standards; Cost analysis; Retrofitting
Raufaste, N. J.
Project Summaries 1996: NIST Building and Fire Research Laboratory.
September 1996,
232 p.
Identifying Number(s): NIST/SP-838-10
Keywords: ; Research management; Building codes; Earthquake engineering; Flammability testing; Structural engineering; Testing laboratories; Safety engineering; Construction; Building; Construction materials; Fire safety; Fires; United States; Standards
Mohraz, B.; Chung, R. M.; McLane, T. R.
Recommendations of the Lifeline Policymakers Workshop. Held in January, 1997.
October 1997,
54 p.
Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-6085
Keywords: Hazards; Sewers; Risk assessment; Seismic design; Public safety; Water supply; Liquid fuels; Standards; Telecommunications; Guidelines; Policy making; Electric power; Public utilities; Ground motion; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Meetings; National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program; Transportation systems; Recommendations; Natural gas; Transportation networks
Schiff, A.
Guide to Improved Earthquake Performance of Electric Power Systems.
National Inst. of Standards and Technology (BFRL), Gaithersburg, MD.; National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.,
September 1998,
328 p.
Keywords: ; Electric power distribution; Design analysis; Earthquake engineering; Vulnerability; Electric power systems; Substations; Seismic design; Electric power production; Communication sysltems; Facilities management; Seismic effects; Electric power plants; Operation and maintenance; Electric utilities; Electric power generation; Control systems; Dynamic structural analysis
Raufaste, N. J.
Project Summaries 1998. NIST Building and Fire Research Laboratory.
July 1998,
244 p.
Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-6203
Keywords: ; Research management; Buildings; Building codes; Earthquake engineering; Flammability testing; Structural engineering; Testing laboratories; Safety engineering; Construction; Construction materials; Fire safety; Fires; United States; Standards
Cooper, T. W.
Study of the Performance of Petroleum Storage Tanks during Earthquakes, 1933-1995.
June 1997,
118 p.
Identifying Number(s): NIST/GCR-97/720
Keywords: ; Earthquake damage; Performance evaluation; Damage assessment; Design analysis; Earthquake engineering; Soil structure interactions; Seismic effects; Storage tanks; Petroleum industry
Andrus, R. D.; Stokoe, K. H.; Chung, R. M.
Draft Guidelines for Evaluating Liquefaction Resistance Using Shear Wave Velocity Measurements and Simplified Procedures.
March 1999,
140 p.
Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-6277
Keywords: ; Buildings; Liquefacti9on; Earthquake engineering; Seismic design; Soil properties; Secondary waves; Cyclic loads; Retrofitting
Ellingwood, B. R.
Review and Refinement of ATC 3-06 Tentative Seismic Provisions. Report of Technical Committee 1: Seismic Risk Maps.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC.,
October 1980,
38 p.
Identifying Number(s): NBSIR-80-2111-1
Keywords: Seismic surveys; Buildings; Building codes; Earthquake engineering; Regulations; Meetings; Earthquakes; Design criteria; Seismicity index; Recommendations; Geological maps; Seismic risk