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Vanmarcke, E. H.; Whitman, R. V.
Background for Preliminary Expected Future Loss Computations. Optimum Seismic Protection for New Building Construction in Eastern Metropolitan Areas.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., October 1971, 21 p.
Identifying Number(s): INTERNAL STUDY-2
Keywords: Probability theory; Seismic design; Earthquake resistant structures; Damage assessment; Massachusetts; Seismic risk; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Boston (Massachusetts); Decision making; Dynamic structural analysisBiggs, J. M.
Comparison of Wind and Seismic Forces on Tall Buildings. Optimum Seismic Protection for New Building Construction in Eastern Metropolitan Areas.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., December 1971, 11 p.
Identifying Number(s): INTERNAL STUDY-4
Keywords: Earthquake resistant structures; Tall buildings; Wind pressure; Massachusetts; Buildings; Boston (Massachusetts); Seismic surveys; Building codes; Wind shearHegemier, G. A.; Krishnamoorthy, G.; Nunn, R. O.; Moorthy, T. V.
Earthquake Response and Damage Prediction of Reinforced Concrete Masonry Multistory Buildings: Prism Tests for the Compressive Strength of Concrete Masonry.
November 1977, 78 p.
Identifying Number(s): AMES-NSF-TR-77-001
Keywords: Masonry; Compression tests; Earthquake resistant structures; Dynamic response; Buildings; Prism tests; Building codes; Concrete construction; Earthquakes; Dynamic structural analysisWhitman, R. V.; Anagnostopoulos, S.
Elastic Analysis of Pilot Building. Internal Study Report Number 14.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., August 1972, 14 p.
Keywords: Steel construction; Earthquake resistant structures; Seismic waves; Elastic analysis; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Soil structure interactions; Earthquakes; Dynamic structural analysisMorgan, J. R.; Hall, W. J.; Newmark, N. M.
Response of Simple Structural Systems in Traveling Seismic Waves.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., September 1979, 127 p.
Identifying Number(s): ['STRUCTURAL RESEARCH SER-467', 'UILU-ENG-79-2015']
Keywords: Earthquake resistant structures; Seismic waves; Mathematical models; Earth movements; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Ground motion; Traveling waves; Superposition (Mathematics); Theses; Soil structure interactions; Plane waves; Building codes; EarthquakesVanmarcke, E. H.; Reed, J. W.; Roth, D. A.
Optimum Seismic Protection for New Building Construction in Eastern Metropolitan Area. Evaluation of Expected Losses and Total Present Cost: Preliminary Sensitivity Analysis, Internal Study Report Number 10.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., July 1972, 40 p.
Keywords: Cost analysis; Seismic design; Earthquake resistant structures; Probability theory; Sensitivity analysis; Damage; Design standards; Earthquake engineering; Buildings; Computer programs; Construction costsBrennan, J. E.; McNamara, R. J.
Optimum Seismic Protection for New Building Construction in Eastern Metropolitan Areas. Inventory of Buildings for Boston and Cambridge, Internal Study Report Number 6.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., April 1972, 11 p.
Keywords: Steel construction; Earthquake resistant structures; Floors; Data bases; Massachusetts; Construction materials; Frames; Walls; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Boston (Massachusetts); Cambridge (Massachusetts); Timber construction; Foundations; Concrete constructionOchshorn, J.; Schumacker, B.
Procedures for SDDA Boston Building Inventory. Seismic Design Decision Analysis, Internal Study Report No. 66.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., August 1976, 22 p.
Keywords: ; Earthquake resistant structures; Inventories; Massachusetts; Design standards; Buildings; Urban areas; ConstructionJennings, P. C.
Earthquake Engineering and Hazards Reduction in China: A Trip Report of the American Earthquake Engineering and Hazards Reduction Delegation.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., January 1980, 195 p.
Identifying Number(s): ['CSCPRC-8', 'ISBN-0-309-02937-6']
Keywords: Earthquake resistant structures; Predictions; China; Seismic risk; Foreign technology; Dynamic structural analysis; Earthquake engineering; Buildings; Dynamic response; Hazards; Anomalies; Soil mechanics; Earthquakes; PrecursorsScenarios of Buildings in Given Earthquake Damage States - December 7, 1972 (Subject to Periodic Revision). MIT Civil Engineering Boston Quake Project.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., December 1972, 14 p.
Keywords: Damage assessment; Scenarios; Dynamic response; Buildings; Destruction; Accidents; Injuries; Earthquakes; Dynamic structural analysis