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  • Todd, D.; Bieniawski, A.
    Guidelines and Procedures for Implementation of the Executive Order on Seismic Safety of New Building Construction.
    June 1992, 32 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-4852
    Keywords: Earthquake resistant structures; Standards; Seismic waves; Regulations; Executive Order on Seismic Safety; Earthquake engineering; Design standards; Hazards; Safety; Government policies; Seismic effects; Building codes; Public buildings

  • Marshall, R. D.; Phan, L. T.; Celebi, M.
    Measurement of Structural Response Characteristics of Full-Scale Buildings: Comparison of Results from Strong-Motion and Ambient Vibration Records.
    Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA. Branch of Engineering Seismology and Geology., October 1992, 87 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-4884
    Keywords: Structural vibration; Loma Prieta Earthquake; Earthquake damage; Dynamic response; Data acquisition; Earthquake engineering; Buildings; Vibration damping; San Francisco (California); Soil-structure interactions; Displacement; Signal processing; Seismic effects; Earthquakes

  • Raufaste, N. J.
    Wind and Seismic Effects. Proceedings of the Joint Meeting of the U.S.-Japan Cooperative Program in Natural Resources Panel on Wind and Seismic Effects (24th).
    September 1992, 622 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NIST/SP-843
    Keywords: ; Dynamic loads; Wind loads; Tsunamis; Storms; International cooperation; Mathematical models; Hazards; Vibration damping; Earthquake resistant structures; Structural vibration; Buildings; Meetings; Highway bridges; Seismic effects; Wind pressure; Earthquake engineering; Earthquakes; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Idriss, I. M.
    Procedures for Selecting Earthquake Ground Motions at Rock Sites (Revised).
    National Inst. of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD., March 1993, 40 p.
    Keywords: ; Attenuation; Damping; Motion studies; Spectral response; Tremors; Shock waves; Time studies; Seismic effects; Earthquakes

  • Idriss, I. M.
    Assessment of Site Response Analysis Procedures.
    National Inst. of Standards and Technology (BFRL), Gaithersburg, MD., July 1993, 156 p.
    Keywords: Loma Prieta Earthquake; Seismic waves; Shear stress; Yerba Buena Island; San Francisco (California); Soil-structure interactions; Soil dynamics; Seismographs; Seismic velocity; Shear strain; Soil mechanics; Treasure Island Naval Station; California; Subsurface investigations; San Francisco Airport; Site characterization; Seismic response; Seismic effects; Seismological station; Spectrum analysis; Ground motion; Shear waves; Accelerometers

  • Youssef, N. F. G.; Bonowitz, D.; Gross, J. L.
    Survey of Steel Moment-Resisting Frame Buildings Affected by the 1994 Northridge Earthquake.
    April 1995, 186 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-5625
    Keywords: Cracking (Fracturing); Damage assessment; Moments; Steel structures; Construction joints; Earthquake damage; Dynamic response; Buildings; Frame structures; Surveys; Los Angeles (California); Seismic effects; Structural members; Northridge Earthquake; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Literature Review on Seismic Performance of Building Cladding Systems.
    National Inst. of Standards and Technology (BFRL), Gaithersburg, MD., February 1995, 186 p.
    Keywords: ; Seismic design; Reinforced concrete; Soil-structure interactions; Seismic isolation; Structural members; Steels; Literature surveys; Buildings; Cladding; Building codes; Seismic effects; Structural analysis; Earthquake resistance; Precast concrete; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Structural response; Construction

  • Andrus, R. D.; Chung, R. M.
    Ground Improvement Techniques for Liquefaction Remediation Near Existing Lifelines.
    October 1995, 94 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-5714
    Keywords: Drainage; Bridges (Structures); Mixing; Deformation; Earth movements; Liquefaction; Soil dynamics; Displacement; Soil structure interactions; Dams; Grouting; Cost estimates; Soil stabilization; Conduits; Soil mechanics; Storage tanks; Buildings; Seismic effects; Earthquake resistance; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Ground subsidence; Pipelines; Lifeline systems

  • Marshall, R. D.; Yokel, F. Y.
    Recommended Performance-Based Criteria for the Design of Manufactured Home Foundation Systems to Resist Wind and Seismic Loads.
    Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC. Office of Research Evaluation and Monitoring., August 1995, 86 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-5664
    Keywords: Structural vibrations; Wind effects; Soils; Prefabricated buildings; Hurricanes; Wind loads; Anchors (Structural); Wind engineering; Dynamic structural analysis; Earthquake engineering; Foundations (Structures); Performance evaluation; Soil structure interactions; Seismic effects; Design criteria; Building codes

  • Sadek, F.; Mohraz, B.; Taylor, A. W.; Chung, R. M.
    Method of Estimating the Parameters of Tuned Mass Dampers for Seismic Applications.
    National Inst. of Standards and Technology (BFRL), Gaithersburg, MD. Structures Div., April 1996, 48 p.
    Keywords: Seismic loads; Structural vibration; Seismic waves; Tuning; Dynamic response; Buildings; Structural response; Energy dissipation; Degrees of freedom; Vibration damping; Earthquake engineering; Passive systems; Dampers; Loads (Forces); Seismic effects; Passive control