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  • Abrams, D. P.; Calvi, G. M.
    Proceedings of the U.S.-Italy Workshop on Guidelines for Seismic Evaluation and Rehabilitation of Unreinforced Masonry Buildings. Held in Pavia, Italy on June 22-24, 1994.
    National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.; New York State Science and Technology Foundation, Albany., July 20, 1994, 300 p.
    Keywords: International cooperation; Rehabilitation; Hazards; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Failure (Mechanics); Meetings; Case studies; Unreinforced masonry buildings; Architectural design; Safety; Italy; Photographs; Mathematical models; Historic buidings; United States; Seismic waves

  • Hwang, H. H. M.; Huo, J. R.
    Generation of Hazard-Consistent Fragility Curves for Seismic Loss Estimation Studies.
    National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.; New York State Science and Technology Foundation, Albany., June 14, 1994, 180 p.
    Keywords: Damage probability matrix; Earthquake damage; Hazards; Damage assessment; Building codes; Earthquake engineering; Earthquakes; Soil structure interactions; Estimation; Structural failure; Soil mechanics; Mathematical models; Structural analysis; Nonlinear systems; Fragility curves

  • Kunreuther, H.; Meyer, R.; Van den Bulte, C.
    Risk Analysis for Extreme Events: Economic Incentives for Reducing Future Losses.
    National Inst. of Standards and Technology (BFRL), Gaithersburg, MD. Building and Fire Research Lab., October 2004, 108 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NIST-GCR-04-871
    Keywords: Incentives; Low probabliity-high consequence events; Risk management; Risk assessment; Hazards; Perception; Natural disasters; Cooperation; Extreme events; Economic incentives

  • Beall, K. A.
    Meeting of the UJNR Panel on Fire Research and Safety (13th). Held in Gaithersburg, Maryland on March 13-20, 1996. Volume 1.
    June 1997, 496 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-6030-V1
    Keywords: Smoke; Research management; Buildings; Hazards; Risk assessment; Meetings; US NIST; Earthquakes; Carbon monoxide; Fire hazards; Building fires; Safety engineering; Toxicology; Toxicity; Crude oil; Japan; Building materials; Fire safety; United States; Gaithersburg (Maryland)

  • 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

  • Turner, R. H.; Nigg, J. M.; Paz, D. H.; Young, B. S.
    Community Response to Earthquake Threat in Southern California. Part One: Objectives and Utilization.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science.; Geological Survey, Reston, VA., January 1980, 234 p.
    Keywords: Responses; Hazards; Emergency preparedness; Disaster preparedness; Earthquakes; Surveys; Communities; Behavior; Public opinion; Forecasting; California; Warning systems; Attitudes; Mass media; Disasters

  • Denton, R. C.; McDonald, K. G.
    Abstract Journal in Earthquake Engineering. Volume 9: 1979 Literature.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., December 1980, 455 p.
    Keywords: Seismic waves; Dynamic structural analysis; Ground motion; Dynamic response; Rock mechanics; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Hazards; Periodicals; Seismic design; Earthquakes; Bibliography; Foundations; Computer applications; Abstracts; Soil dynamics; Seismology; Seismic risk

  • Denton, R. C.; McDonald, K. G.
    Abstract Journal in Earthquake Engineering. Volume 8: 1978 Literature.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., December 1979, 455 p.
    Keywords: ; Dynamic structural analysis; Hazards; Periodicals; Rock mechanics; Earthquake resistant structures; Abstracts; Earthquakes; Foundations; Soil dynamics; Bibliographies; Seismology; Seismic waves

  • Natural Hazards Observer. Volume 5, Number 4, June 1981.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., June 1981, 18 p.
    Keywords: Drought; Hazards; Flood plains; Federal assistance programs; Information centers; Disaster preparedness; Earthquakes; Emergency planning; Research; National government; Maps; Land use; Newsletters; Disaster relief; Disasters

  • Wolfe, M. R.
    Urban Scale Vulnerability, Proceedings of the U.S.-Italy Colloquium on Urban Design and Earthquake Hazard Mitigation, Rome, Italy, October 12-16, 1981.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., June 1982, 160 p.
    Keywords: Foreign technology; Urban planning; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Building codes; Meetings; Hazards; Earthquakes; Earthquake resistant structures; Urban areas; Land use; Regional planning