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: Geological investigations; Failure; Dams; Risk assessment; Earthquake resistant structures; Evaluation; Structural design; Foundations; Reservoirs; Slope protection; Soil properties; Safety
Evaluation of Earthquake Damaged Concrete and Masonry Wall Buildings: Technical Resources.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC.,
May 1999,
274 p.
Keywords: Damage; Buildings; Masonry; Earthquakes; Evaluation; Reinforced concrete; Walls; Stability; Safety; Technical resources; Concrete blocks; Infilled frames
Lin, J.; Mahin, S. A.
Effect of Inelastic Behavior on the Analysis and Design of Earthquake Resistant Structures.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.,
June 1985,
164 p.
Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-85/08
Keywords: Damage; Ground motion; Damping; Elastic properties; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Evaluation; Viscosity; Design
Poland, C. D.; Malley, J. O.
Procedure for the Seismic Evaluation of Buildings in the Central and Eastern United States.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.; New York State Science and Technology Foundation, Albany.,
April 2, 1992,
469 p.
Identifying Number(s): NCEER-92-0008
Keywords: Dynamic response; Earthquake resistance; Hazards; Buildings; Steel structures; Eastern region (United States); Central plains region (United States); Earthquake engineering; Earthquake damage; Evaluation; Structural vibration; Concrete structures; Dynamic loads; Structural analysis
Chavez, J. W.; Fenves, G. L.
Earthquake Analysis and Response of Concrete Gravity Dams Including Base Sliding.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.,
December 1993,
208 p.
Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-93/07
Keywords: ; Gravity dams; Response; Rocks; Sliding; Ground motion; Case studies; Earthquakes; Evaluation; Foundations; Concrete dams; Safety; Displacement; Estimates
Whittaker, A. S.; Uang, C. M.; Bertero, V. V.
Earthquake Simulation Tests and Associated Studies of a 0.3-Scale Model of a Six-Story Eccentrically Braced Steel Structure.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.,
July 1987,
425 p.
Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-87/02
Keywords: ; Damage; Tests; Prototypes; Simulators; Earthquakes; Engineering; Collapse; Evaluation; Steels; Design criteria; Mathematical models; Earth resistant structures
Lew, H. S.; Simiu, E.; Gross, J. L.; Stames, M. A.
Manual for Seismic and Windstorm Evaluation of Existing Concrete Buildings for the Dominican Republic.
April 2002,
158 p.
Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-6867
Keywords: Buildings; Risk assessment; Concrete moment frames; Guidelines; Evaluation; Evaluation procedures; Concrete frames; Earthquakes; Reinforced concrete; Structural design; Concrete shear wall buildings; Seismic effects; Structural analysis; Wind loads; Dominican Republic; Procedures; Critical facilities
Matthiesen, R. B.
On the Development of Strong-Motion Instrument Networks in the United States.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications.,
October 1978,
97 p.
Identifying Number(s): OPEN FILE-78/1024
Keywords: ; Seismic surveys; Buildings; Earthquakes; Evaluation; Instrumentation; Project planning; History; Site surveys; Seismic arrays; Structures; Seismological stations; Accelerometers; Seismometers; Planning; United States; Geological faults
Turner, R. H.; Nigg, J. M.; Paz, D. H.; Young, B. S.
Community Response to Earthquake Threat in Southern California. Part Five: Action Response in the Public.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science.; Geological Survey, Reston, VA.,
January 1980,
164 p.
Keywords: Responses; Emergency preparedness; Disaster preparedness; Earthquakes; Evaluation; Communities; Behavior; Public opinion; Forecasting; California; Warning systems; Attitudes; Government agencies; Mass media
Evaluation of Earthquake Damaged Concrete and Masonry Wall Buildings. Basic Procedures Manual.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC.,
January 1998,
270 p.
Keywords: ; Damage; Buildings; Masonry; Earthquakes; Evaluation; Walls; Stability; Safety; Concrete blocks; Procedures manual