NEHRP Clearinghouse

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  • Fu, K. S.; Yao, J. T. P.
    Application of Fuzzy Sets in Earthquake Engineering.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., September 1980, 25 p.
    Identifying Number(s): CE-STR-80-11
    Keywords: Fuzzy sets; Damage assessment; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Seismic design; Earthquakes; Structural design; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Rubin, C. B.; Yezer, A. M.; Hassain, Q.; Webb, A.
    Summary of Major Natural Disaster Incidents in the U.S. 1965-85.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., September 1986, 50 p.
    Keywords: Damage assessment; Dam failure; High wind; Coastal areas; Deaths; Hurricanes; Flood waves; Wounds and injuries; Tables (Data); Storms; Water shortage; Debris avalanches; Rivers; Earthquakes; Federally-declared disasters; Statistics; Ocean waves; Snow; Mudflows; Floods; Disaster relief; Levees; Ice; Landslides; Natural disasters; Wind effects; Tornadoes; Insurance; United States; Drought

  • Scawthorn, C.
    Marmara, Turkey Earthquake of August 17, 1999: Reconnaissance Report.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., March 23, 2000, 206 p.
    Identifying Number(s): MCEER-00-0001
    Keywords: Damage assessment; Waste water; North Anatolian Fault Zone; Seismicity; Social impact; Earthquake damage; Earthquakes; Soil structure interactions; Medical services; Water systems; Infrastructure; Electric power; Soil mechanics; Lifelines; Marmara Turkey Earthquake; Ground motion; Marmara (Turkey); Geotechnical engineering; Industrial plants; Emergency response; Restoration; Structural analysis; Remote sensing; Natural gas; Transportation networks; Political aspects

  • Urban Search and Rescue in the Santa Cruz Area Following the Loma Prieta Earthquake.
    November 1992, 31 p.
    Identifying Number(s): FA-124
    Keywords: Earthquake damage; Damage assessment; Santa Cruz County (California); Earthquakes; Communities; Urban areas; Loma Prieta Earthquake; Emergency services; US FEMA; California; Search and rescue; Disaster relief

  • Berman, J.; Warn, G.; Whittaker, A.; Bruneau, M.
    Engineering and Organizational Issues Related to The World Trade Center Terrorist Attack. Volume 2: Reconnaissance and Preliminary Assessment of a Damaged Building Near Ground Zero.
    April 2002, 40 p.
    Keywords: Ground Zero; Terrorism; Buildings; Damage assessment; Earthquake engineering; Linear analysis; Collapse; Multidisciplinary teams; New York; Research; Reconnaissance; Gravity loads; World Trade Center; Attack; Infrastructure; Nonlinear analysis; Structural analysis; Debris

  • Holzer, T. L.; Borcherdt, R. D.; Comartin, C. D.; Hanson, R. D.; Scawthorn, C. R.
    Plan to Coordinate NEHRP (National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program) Post-Earthquake Investigations.
    Geological Survey, Reston, VA., January 2006, 32 p.
    Identifying Number(s): CIRCULAR-1242
    Keywords: Incident reports; Damage assessment; Federal government agencies; Web site management; Information dissemination; Earthquakes; Priority setting; Plan implementation; Foreign countries; National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP); Post-earthquake investigations; Earthquake losses; Recommendations; Coordination; Time frames

  • Reinhorn, A. M.; Seidel, M. J.; Kunnath, S. K.; Park, Y. J.
    Damage Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Structures in Eastern United States.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., June 15, 1988, 174 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NCEER-88-0016
    Keywords: ; Dynamic response; Ductility; Damage assessment; Earthquake resistant structures; Loads (Forces); Mechanical hysteresis; Graphs (Charts); Vibration; Mechanical properties; Reinforced concrete; Simulation; Seismic effects; Concrete structures; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Ross, C. L.
    Impact Assessment of Natural Disasters on Transportation Lifelines.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Directorate for Engineering., January 1988, 176 p.
    Keywords: Economic impact; Hazards; Damage assessment; Case studies; Transportation; Earthquakes; Data processing; Tornadoes; Cost analysis; Disasters

  • Yao, J. T. P.
    Performance of Low Rise Buildings - Existing and New.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., July 1980, 17 p.
    Identifying Number(s): CE-STR-80-10
    Keywords: Dynamic response; Buildings; Damage assessment; Earthquake resistant structures; Earthquake engineering; Low rise buildings; Earthquakes; Fuzzy theory; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Sakamoto, I.
    Seismic Performance of Nonstructural and Secondary Structural Elements.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., June 1978, 80 p.
    Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-78/10
    Keywords: Dynamic response; Buildings; Damage assessment; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Earthquakes; Walls; Construction materials; Seismic loads; Panels; Dynamic structural analysis