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Ross, K. E. K.
Earthquake Education Materials for Grades K-12.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., April 16, 1990, 100 p.
Identifying Number(s): NCEER-NSF-90-0003
Keywords: ; Hazards; Education; Tsunamis; Earthquakes; Safety; Volcanoes; Tectonics; BooksGlaser, S.
Estimating Soil Parameters Important for Lifeline Siting Using System Identification Techniques.
March 1993, 102 p.
Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-5143
Keywords: Telecommunication; Seismic waves; Power lines; Earthquake engineering; Pipelines; Earthquakes; Roads; Soil dynamics; Strain measurement; System identification; Mathematical models; Liquefaction; RailroadsGlaser, S. D.; Leeds, A. L.
Estimation of System Damping at the Lotung Site by Application of System Identification.
National Inst. of Standards and Technology (BFRL), Gaithersburg, MD.; National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., August 1996, 196 p.
Keywords: Soil profiles; Nuclear power plants; Structure response; Earthquakes; Nonlinearity; Site characterization; Soil structure interactions; Excitation; Stiffness; System identification; Soil mechanics; Liquefaction; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake magnitude; Vibration damping; Seismic effects; Displacement; Seismic waves; Lotung (Taiwan); Earthquake resistant structures; Graphs (Charts)Ostadan, F.; Deng, N.; Arango, I.
Energy-Based Method for Liquefaction Potential Evaluation. Phase 1. Feasibility Study.
National Inst. of Standards and Technology (BFRL), Gaithersburg, MD., August 1996, 274 p.
Identifying Number(s): NIST/GCR-96/701
Keywords: ; Ground motion; Pore pressure; Strain rate; Laboratory tests; Soil sampling; Sands; Earthquakes; Strain measurement; Earthquake magnetic; Acceleration; Seismic effects; Shear strain; Vibration dampling; Strain energy release rate; Soil mechanics; Stress-strain relations; Liquefaction; Seismic wavesO'Rourke, T. D.; Palmer, M. C.
Northridge, California Earthquake of January 17, 1994: Performance of Gas Transmission Pipelines.
National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.; New York State Science and Technology Foundation, Albany., May 16, 1994, 90 p.
Keywords: Los Angeles (California); Damage assessment; Natural gas distribution systems; San Fernando Valley; Earthquakes; Northridge earthquake; Natural gas pipelines; CaliforniaLew, H. S.
Wind and Seismic Effects - Proceedings of the Joint Panel Conference of the U.S.-Japan Cooperative Program in Natural Resources (9th), Held at Tokyo, Japan in May 24-27, 1977.
September 1978, 523 p.
Identifying Number(s): NBS-SP-523
Keywords: Dynamic structural analysis; Ground motion; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Meetings; Seismic design; Earthquakes; Earth movements; Design criteria; Wind pressure; Bridges; Typhoons; Tornadoes; Seismic wavesQu, B.; Bruneau, M.
Seismic Behavior and Design of Boundary Frame Members of Steel Plate Shear Walls.
Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., April 26, 2008, 274 p.
Identifying Number(s): MCEER-08-0012
Keywords: ; Steel plates; Ground motion; Infill panels; Earthquakes; Walls; Seismic effects; Shear walls; Composite materials; Design; StressesHuang, Y.; Whittaker, A. S.; Luco, N.
Performance Assessment of Conventional and Base-Isolated Nuclear Power Plants for Earthquake and Blast Loadings.
Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., October 28, 2008, 400 p.
Identifying Number(s): MCEER-08-0019
Keywords: ; Performance evaluation; Ground motion; Buildings; Risk assessment; Earthquake engineering; Earthquakes; Blast effects; Nuclear power plants; Power reactors; Seismic isolationAtlas of ShakeMaps for Selected Global Earthquakes. USGS ShakeMap: Niigata, Japan.
January 2008, 41 p.
Identifying Number(s): USGS-OFR-2008-1236
Keywords: Mapping; Niigata (Japan); Earthquakes; Ground motion estimation; Foreign countries; Quantitative shaking uncertainty calculations; Qualitative uncertainty assignments; Maps; Composite Global ShakeMap; Event selections; Atlases; ShakeMaps; ObservationsHolzer, T. L.; Noce, T. E.; Bennett, M. J.
Liquefaction Hazard Maps for Three Earthquake Scenarios for the Communities of San Jose, Campbell, Cupertino, Los Altos, Los Gatos,, Milpitas, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, Saratoga, and Sunnyvale, Northern Santa Clara County, California.
January 2008, 32 p.
Identifying Number(s): USGS-OFR-2008-1270
Keywords: Santa Clara County (California); Hazards; Ground motion; Geologic faults; Earthquakes; Communities; Geologic fractures; Seismic effects; California; Maps; Liquefaction