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  • The San Fernando Earthquake of February 9, l971: Lessons from a Moderate Earthquake on the Fringe of a Densely Populated Region.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.; Bureau of Mines, Washington, DC., January 1971, 42 p.
    Keywords: Seismic design; Seismic risk; Earth movements; Safety engineering; Land use zoning; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Buildings; Seismology; Urban areas; Highway bridges; Dams; Building codes; Earthquakes; Geological faults

  • Natural Hazards Observer, Volume 6, Number 5, May 1982.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., May 1982, 14 p.
    Keywords: Earthquake resistant structures; Emergency planning; Newsletters; Hurricanes; Insurance; Disaster preparedness; Volcanoes; Disasters; Floods; Disaster relief; Hazards; Recovery; Management; Information centers; Warning systems; Dams; Japan; Earthquakes

  • Huang, T. H.; Chwang, A. T.
    Earthquake Effects on Rectangular Dam-Reservoir Systems.
    National Science Foundation, Washington,DC., July 1982, 59 p.
    Identifying Number(s): IIHR--245
    Keywords: Attenuation; Seismic waves; Rectangular bodies; Pressure distribution; Reservoirs; Earthquake engineering; Ground motion; Resonant frequency; Dams; Hydrodynamics; Earthquakes

  • Kuo, J. S. H.
    Fluid-Structure Interactions: Added Mass Computations for Incompressible Fluid.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., August 1982, 129 p.
    Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-82/09
    Keywords: Arch dams; Computer applications; Reservoirs; Earthquake engineering; Finite element analysis; Dams; Hydrodynamics; Earthquakes

  • Safety of Existing Dams: Evaluation and Improvement.
    Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC., cJanuary 1983, 408 p.
    Identifying Number(s): ISBN-0-309-03387-X
    Keywords: Evaluation; Risk assessment; Earthquake resistant structures; Failure; Structural design; Reservoirs; Safety; Soil properties; Foundations; Dams; Slope protection; Geological investigations

  • Rashed, A.
    Dynamic Analyses of Fluid-Structure Systems.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., January 1983, 239 p.
    Identifying Number(s): EERL-82-03
    Keywords: Hydrodynamics; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Mechanical waves; Hydrodynamic pressure; Mechanical vibrations; Hydrostatic pressure; Harmonics; Dams; Vibrations; Earthquakes; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety: Emergency Action Planning for Dam Owners.
    April 2004, 40 p.
    Identifying Number(s): FEMA-64
    Keywords: ; Emergency plans; Design; Management planning and control; Floods; Federal agencies; Safety; Guidelines; Legislation; Dams; Earthquakes

  • Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety: Earthquake Analyses and Design of Dams.
    May 2005, 75 p.
    Keywords: ; Evaluation; Planning; Maintenance; Design; Regulations; Construction; Seismology; Ground motion; Federal agencies; Safety; Guidelines; Dams; Earthquakes; Structural analysis

  • Huang, L. C.; Chwang, A. T.
    Seismic Water Pressures on Dams for Arbitrarily Shaped Reservoirs.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., September 1985, 102 p.
    Identifying Number(s): IIHR-291
    Keywords: Boundary integral method; Deformation; Seismic waves; Pressure; Mathematical models; Reservoirs; Boundaries; Response; Dams; Flexible foundations; Hydrodynamics; Earthquakes

  • De Alba, P.; Seed, H. B.; Retamal, E.; Seed, R. B.
    Residual Strength of Sand from Dam Failure in the Chilean Earthquake of March 3, 1985.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., September 1987, 50 p.
    Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-87/11
    Keywords: La Marquesa Dam; Motion; Failure; La Palma Dam; Performance evaluation; Chile; Stresses; Liquefaction; Soil properties; Dams; Slope; Earthquakes