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  • 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