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• ['Kao, A.', 'Soong, T. T.', 'Vender, A.']
  Nonstructural Damage Database.
  National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., July 24, 1999, 78 p.
  Identifying Number(s): MCEER-99-0014
  Keywords: ; Seismic design; Bibliographic databases; Bibliographies; Data bases; Buildings; Earthquake engineering

• ['Alesch, D. J.', 'Peak, W. J.']
  Politics and Economics of Earthquake Hazard Mitigation. Unreinforced Masonry Buildings in Southern California. Program on Environment and Behavior.
  National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., cJanuary 1986, 294 p.
  Keywords: Seismic design; Unreinforced concrete; Comparative evaluations; Political aspects; Public policy; Disasters; Soil-structure interactions; Decision making; Natural hazards; Mitigation; Risk assessment; Costs; Perception; Legislation; Case studies; Earthquakes; Masonry; Policy making; Earthquake resistant structures; Retrofitting; Buildings; Building codes; Economic factors

• ['Johnson, G. S.', 'Sheppard, R. E.', 'Quilici, M. D.', 'Eder, S. J.', 'Scawthorn, C. R.']
  Seismic Reliability Assessment of Critical Facilities: A Handboook, Supporting Documentation, and Model Code Provisions.
  National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., April 12, 1999, 396 p.
  Identifying Number(s): MCEER-99-0008
  Keywords: ; Checkout; Seismic design; Emergency preparedness; Safety engineering; Design standards; Earthquake engineering; Handbooks; Building codes

• ['Sivaselvan, M. V.', 'Reinhorn, A. M.']
  Hysteretic Models for Cyclic Behavior of Deteriorating Inelastic Structures.
  National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., November 5, 1999, 138 p.
  Identifying Number(s): MCEER-99-0018
  Keywords: ; Seismic design; Mathematical models; Earthquake engineering; Stiffness; Hysteresis; Computer programs; Cyclic loads; Structural analysis

• ['Abo-Shadi, N.', 'Saiidi, M.', 'Sanders, D.']
  Seismic Response of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Pier Walls in the Weak Direction.
  Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC., July 17, 2000, 352 p.
  Keywords: Coding systems; Calibration; Seismic design; Reinforced concrete; Steel structures; Computer programs; PIER program; Walls; United States; Siesmic behavior; Structural responses; Earthquake engineering; Axial loads; Bridge piers; Hinged structures; Seismic response; Ductility

• ['Pekcan, G.', 'Mander, J. B.', 'Chen, S. S.']
  Seismic Retrofit of End-Sway Frames of Steel Deck-Truss Bridges with a Supplemental Tendon System: Experimental and Analytical Investigation.
  Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC., July 1, 2000, 186 p.
  Identifying Number(s): MCEER-00-0004
  Keywords: Seismic design; Steel structures; Nonlinear time history analysis; Steel bridges; Structural tests; Steel deck truss bridges; Drain-2DX program; Tendons (Materials); Damping (Engineering); Shaking table tests; Retrofitting; Bracing; Bridge decks; Dynamic characteristics; Structural analysis; Frames; Model tests; Earthquake engineering; Load paths; Computer programs

• Global Topics Report on the Prestandard and Commentary for the Seismic Rehabilitation of Buildings.
  Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC., November 2000, 468 p.
  Keywords: ; Seismic design; Retrofitting; US FEMA; Global aspects; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Ground motion; Standardization

• ['Ramirez, O. M.', 'Constantinou, M. C.', 'Kircher, C. A.', 'Whittaker, A. S.', 'Johnson, M. W.', 'Gomez, J. D.']
  Development and Evaluation of Simplified Procedures for Analysis and Design of Buildings with Passive Energy Dissipation Systems.
  National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.; Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC., December 8, 2000, 516 p.
  Identifying Number(s): MCEER-00-0010
  Keywords: ; Seismic design; Mathematical models; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Vibration damping; Soil structure interactions; Lateral pressure

• Report on Costs and Benefits of Natural Hazard Mitigation.
  January 2000, 58 p.
  Keywords: ; Seismic design; Emergency preparedness; Benefits; Natural disasters; Wind (Meteorology); US FEMA; Costs; Retrofitting; Cities; Earthquake engineering; Case studies; Land use planning

• Protecting Business Operations. Second Report on Costs and Benefits of Natural Hazard Mitigation.
  August 1998, 48 p.
  Identifying Number(s): FEMA-331
  Keywords: ; Seismic design; Emergency preparedness; Businesses; Hurricanes; US FEMA; Floods; Cost benefit analysis; Earthquake engineering; Case studies; Natural hazards