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  • Huo, J. R.; Hwang, H. H. M.
    Seismic Fragility Analysis of Equipment and Structures in a Memphis Electric Substation.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA. Buffalo, NY.; New York State Science and Technology Foundation, Albany., August 10, 1995, 170 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NCEER-95-0014
    Keywords: Power substations; Transformers; Switches; Voltage regulators; Seismic waves; Lightning arresters; Potheats; Soil-structure interactions; Memphis (Tennessee); Damage assessment; New Madrid Seismic Zone; Electrical equipment; Performance evaluation; Hazards; Electric utlities; Circuit breakers; Fragility analysis; Earthquake damage; Seismic response; Seismic effects; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Capacitors

  • Valles, R. E.; Reinhorn, A. M.; Kunnath, S. K.; Li, C.; Madan, A.
    IDARC2D Version 4.0: A Computer Program for the Inelastic Damage Analysis of Buildings.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., June 3, 1996, 351 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NCEER-96-0010
    Keywords: IDARC2D computer program; Framed structures; Columns (Supports); Deformation; Flexibility; Bending; Connectors; Hysteresis; Damage assessment; Computerized simulation; Panels; Vibration damping; Vibration isolators; Nonlinear systems; Structural vibration; Beams (Structural); Earthquake damage; Buildings; Seismic effects; Inelastic stress; Walls; Rigidity; Computer programs; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Reinhorn, A. M.; Madan, A.; Valles, R. E.; Reichmann, Y.; Mander, J. B.
    Modeling of Masonry Infill Panels for Structural Analysis.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.; New York State Science and Technology Foundation, Albany., December 8, 1995, 86 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NCEER-95-0018
    Keywords: ; Nonlinear analysis; Seismic waves; Hysteresis; Structural members; Mathematical models; Cyclic loads; Seismic loads; Structural vibration; Static loads; Earthquake damage; Concrete structures; Stiffness; Seismic effects; Cracking (Fracturing); Dynamic response; Ground motion; Mechanical properties; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Cheng, F. Y.; Lou, K.; Sheng, L. H.
    Collapse Studies of Mission-Gothic Undercrossing and Bull Creek Canyon Channel Bridge during the January 17, 1994 Northridge Earthquake.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., August 1996, 137 p.
    Identifying Number(s): CIVIL ENGINEERING STUDY-96-6
    Keywords: Columns (Supports); Bending; Displacement; Structural members; Nonlinearity; Damage assessment; Failure analysis; Dynamic strucutral analysis; Reinforced concretes; Ductility; Flared columns; Finite element method; Soil-strucutre interactions; Earthquake damage; Highway bridges; Seismic effects; Cracking (Fracturing); Collapse; Dynamic response; Ground motion; Northridge Earthquake

  • Seligson, H. A.; Eguchi, R. T.; Tierney, K. J.; Richmond, K.
    Chemical Hazards, Mitigation and Preparedness in Areas of High Seismic Risk: A Methodology of Estimating the Risk of Post-Earthquake Hazardous Materials Release.
    National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., November 7, 1996, 140 p.
    Keywords: Emergency preparedness; Scenarios; Soil-structure interactions; Public safety; Hazards analysis; Mitigation; Emergency plans; Risk assessment; Ammonia; Failure analysis; Chlorine; Chemical hazards; Diffusion modeling; Vulnerability; Chemical plants; Hazardous materials spills; Fault tree analysis; Earthquake damage; Plumes; Seismic effects; Gases; Facilities management; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Damage probability matrix; Dispersion

  • Costley, A. C.; Abrams, D. P.
    Dynamic Response of Unreinforced Masonry Buildings with Flexible Diaphragms.
    National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., October 10, 1996, 326 p.
    Keywords: Seismic design; Framed structures; Flexibility; Displacement; Soil-structure interactions; Damage assessment; Shear walls; Nonlinear systems; Masonry; Structural vibration; Structural failure; Retrofitting; Earthquake damage; Buildings; Seismic effects; Vibration tests; Model tests; Dynamic response; Earthquake engineering; Nonlinear dynamics; Diaphragms (Mechanics); Dynamic structural analysis

  • Mahin, S.; Okada, T.; Shinozuka, M.; Toki, K.
    U.S.-Japan Workshop on Cooperative Research for Mitigation of Urban Earthquake Disasters. Learning from Kobe and Northridge: Recommendations and Resolutions. Held in Maui, Hawaii on December 14-16, 1995.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., February 1997, 76 p.
    Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-97/03
    Keywords: ; Seismic design; Electric power; Emergency services; Public utilities; Urban areas; Damage assessment; Water supply; Urban planning; Telecommunications; Vulnerability; Transportation sector; Earthquake damage; Buildings; Meetings; Seismic effects; Earthquake engineering; Hospitals; Infrastructure; Pipelines; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Singhal, A.; Kiremidjian, A. S.
    Method for Earthquake Motion-Damage Relationships with Application to Reinforced Concrete Frames.
    National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., September 10, 1997, 256 p.
    Keywords: ; Reinforced concrete; Sensitivity analysis; Gaussian processes; Soil-structure interactions; Fragility; Damage assessment; Bayes theorem; Mathematical models; Autoregressive processes; Probability; Structural failure; Earthquake damage; Concrete structures; Monte Carlo method; Seismic effects; Structural components; Frames; Dynamic response; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering

  • Planning Seismic Rehabilitation: Societal Issues.
    Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC., March 1998, 116 p.
    Keywords: ; Seismic design; Planning; Social factors; Economic factors; Earthquake resistance; US FEMA; Retrofitting; Earthquake damage; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Design analysis; Soil-structure interactions; Infrastructure; Seismic effects; Construction; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Goel, R. K.; Chopra, A. K.
    Vibration Properties of Buildings Determined from Recorded Earthquake Motions.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., December 1997, 286 p.
    Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-97/14
    Keywords: Building codes; Seismic design; Shear walls; Structural vibration; Framed structures; Moments; Seismic waves; Rayleigh equations; Dynamic response; Ground motion; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Transverse waves; Soil-structure interactions; Longitudinal waves; Seismic effects; Torsional vibration; Dynamic structural analysis