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  • Proceedings of the U.S.-Japan Workshop on Seismic Retrofit of Bridges (1st). Held in Tsukuba Science City, Japan on December 17-18, 1990.
    January 1990, 437 p.
    Keywords: Failure; Damage assessment; San Francisco (California); Japan; Bridges (Structures); Ductility; Earthquake damage; Reinforcement (Structure); Earthquakes; Bridge peirs; Structural steels; Earthquake engineering; Meetings; Reinforced concrete; Bridge design; Loma Prieta Earthquake; Seismic effects; California; Design analysis; Bridge inspection; Highway bridges; Structural engineering; United States

  • Murray-Moraleda, J. R.
    Predicted Surface Displacements for Scenario Earthquakes in the San Francisco Bay Region.
    January 2009, 44 p.
    Identifying Number(s): USGS-OFR2008-1375
    Keywords: San Francisco Bay Area; Emergency responders; Ground motion; Radar; Hazards; Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast (UCERF); Earthquakes; Seismic detectors; Measurement; Global positioning system; Displacement; U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Working Group on California Earthquake Probabilities (WGCEP); California; Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR); Deformation

  • Oliveira, C. S.
    Seismic Risk Studies for San Francisco and for the Greater San Francisco Bay Area.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., September 1978, 138 p.
    Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-78/16
    Keywords: Hazards; Risk; Earthquake engineering; San Francisco (California); Earthquakes; Urban areas; California; Mathematical models; Probability distribution functions; Dynamic structural response; Seismic risk

  • Lee, J. J.; Kim, S. T.; Ayer, R. M.; Chang, J. J.
    Distant and Local Tsunamis in Coastal Region(s).
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., December 1980, 92 p.
    Keywords: Motion; NTISNSFRA; Tsunamis; Earthquakes; Numerical analysis; Three dimensional flow; Water waves; California; Mathematical models; Ocean bottom; Coasts; Seismic waves

  • Natural Hazards Observer, Volume 4, Number 4.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., June 1980, 14 p.
    Keywords: ; Hazards; Australia; Earthquakes; Texas; Forecasting; California; Hurricanes; Land use; Floods; Disasters

  • O'Rourke, M. J.; Serna, R.; Johnson, R. U.
    Duration of Earthquakes, Comparison between Ground Motion and Structural Motion.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., May 1982, 72 p.
    Identifying Number(s): CE-82-3
    Keywords: Dynamic response; Ground motion; Damping; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; San Fernando (California); Soil structure interactions; Earth movements; California; Resonant frequency; Sendi (Japan); Japan; Seismic waves

  • Cochrane, H. C.
    Natural Hazards and Their Distributive Effects.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. Research Applied to National Needs., January 1975, 149 p.
    Keywords: Floods; Damage; Federal assistance programs; Financing; Florida; South Dakota; Earthquakes; Social effect; Forecasting; Gulf of Mexico; California; Tornadoes; Natural resources; Hurricanes; Disasters; Disaster relief

  • Kunreuther, H.; Ginsberg, R.; Miller, L.; Sagi, P.; Slovic, P.
    Limited Knowledge and Insurance Protection: Implications for Natural Hazard Policy.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. Research Applied to National Needs., March 1977, 493 p.
    Keywords: Floods; Regions; Attitude surveys; Data acquisition; Earthquakes; Decision making; Earthquake prone areas; Interviews; California; Homeowners; Insurance; Consumer affairs; Disasters; Flood prone areas