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  • Prestandard and Commentary for the Seismic Rehabilitation of Buildings.
    Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC., November 2000, 518 p.
    Keywords: ; Seismic design; Retrofitting; US FEMA; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Ground motion; Standardization

  • Jacobson, A.; Grigoriu, M.
    Fragility Analysis of Water Supply Systems.
    Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., March 10, 2008, 154 p.
    Identifying Number(s): MCEER-08-0009
    Keywords: ; Water supply systems; Seismic design; Fragility analysis; Seismic hazards; Hazard assessment; Damage assessment; Earthquake engineering; Monte carlo siumlation; Pipelines

  • Ersoy, S.; Feizi, B.; Ashrafi, A.; Ala Saadeghvaziri, M.
    Seismic Evaluation and Rehabilitation of Critical Components of Electrical Power Systems.
    Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., March 17, 2008, 286 p.
    Identifying Number(s): MCEER-08-0011
    Keywords: ; Seismic design; Seismic hazards; Hazard assessment; Damage assessment; Bushings; Electric power plants; Earthquake engineering; Monte element analysis; Frictional pendulum system; Electrical transformers; Substations

  • Action Plan for Performance Based Seismic Design: Executive Summary.
    Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC., April 2000, 81 p.
    Keywords: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Seismic design; Natural disasters; Lifesafety levels; Action plans; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Performance-based seismic design criteria; Building codes; Structural analysis

  • Filiatrault, A.; Wanitkorkul, A.; Constantinou, M.
    Development and Appraisal of a Numerical Cyclic Loading Protocol for Quantifying Building System Performance.
    Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.; Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC., April 27, 2008, 142 p.
    Identifying Number(s): MCEER-08-0013
    Keywords: ; Seismic design; Methodology; Lateral pressure; Performance evaluation; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Vibration damping; Loads (Forces); Structural analysis

  • Petak, W. J.; Alesch, D. J.
    Structural and Nonstructural Earthquake Design: The Challenge of Integrating Specialty Areas in Designing Complex, Critical Facilities.
    Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., April 30, 2008, 74 p.
    Identifying Number(s): MCEER-08-0014
    Keywords: ; California; Architecture; Structural design; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Legislation; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Shi, P.; O'Rourke, T. D.
    Seismic Response Modeling of Water Supply Systems.
    Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., May 5, 2008, 352 p.
    Identifying Number(s): MCEER-08-0016
    Keywords: ; Flow equations; Seismic waves; Earthquake damage; Water utilities; Performance evaluation; Earthquake engineering; Water supplies; Simulation; Seismic effects; Computer codes; Water flow; Pipelines; Mitigation

  • Fenz, D. M.; Constantinou, M. C.
    Development, Implementation and Verification of Dynamic Analysis Models for Multi-Spherical Sliding Bearings.
    Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., August 15, 2008, 308 p.
    Identifying Number(s): MCEER-08-0018
    Keywords: ; Seismic design; Sliding bearings; Mechanical behavior; FP bearings; Isolation bearings; Earthquake engineering; Vibration damping; Stiffness; Surface properties; Bearings; Structural analysis

  • Huang, Y.; Whittaker, A. S.; Luco, N.
    Performance Assessment of Conventional and Base-Isolated Nuclear Power Plants for Earthquake and Blast Loadings.
    Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., October 28, 2008, 400 p.
    Identifying Number(s): MCEER-08-0019
    Keywords: ; Risk assessment; Performance evaluation; Ground motion; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Nuclear power plants; Power reactors; Blast effects; Seismic isolation; Earthquakes

  • Lee, G. C.; Ou, Y.; Liang, Z.; Niu, T.; Song, J.
    Principles and Performance of Roller Seismic Isolation Bearings for Highway Bridges.
    Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.; Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC., December 10, 2007, 334 p.
    Identifying Number(s): MCEER-07-0019
    Keywords: Performance; Figures; Bearing; Earthquake engineering; Bridges (Structures); Seismic protection; Highway bridges; Principles; Case studies; Tables (Data); Roller seismic isolation bearings; Seismic isolation; Friction energy dissipation