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  • Yanev, P. I.
    Earthquake Loss-Prediction Methodology for High-Technology Industries.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Directorate for Engineering., August 1985, 244 p.
    Keywords: ; Buildings; Damage assessment; Earthquakes; Forecasting; Estimates

  • Lee, K. L.; Duncan, J. M.
    Landslide of April 25, 1974 on the Mantaro River, Peru.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., January 1975, 81 p.
    Keywords: ; Damage; Seismic waves; Dams; Vibration; Peru; Landslides; Soil properties; Earth movements; Hydraulic models; Flooding; Photographs; Soil mechanics; Magnitude; Structures; Forecasting; Warning systems; Predictions; Maps; Disasters; Mantaro River

  • Turner, R. H.; Nigg, J. M.; Paz, D. H.; Young, B. S.; Kiecolt, J.
    Earthquake Threat: The Human Response in Southern California.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., cJanuary 1979, 159 p.
    Keywords: Uplifts; Hazards; Local government; Emergency preparedness; Disaster preparedness; Earthquakes; Fear; Surveys; Communities; Anxiety; Threat evaluation; Human factors; Forecasting; California; Southern California Uplift; Attitudes; Los Angeles County (California); Awareness; Statistical analysis; Warning systems; Geological faults

  • Raufaste, N. J.
    Wind and Seismic Effects. Proceedings of the Joint Meeting of the U.S.-Japan Cooperative Program in Natural Resources Panel on Wind and Seismic Effects (20th) Held in Gaithersburg, Maryland on May 17-20, 1988.
    January 1989, 496 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NIST/SP-760
    Keywords: Seismic waves; Dynamic structural analysis; Ground motion; Risk assessments; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Ocean waves; Meetings; Seismic design; Earthquakes; Storm surges; Structural engineering; Earth movements; Forecasting; Design criteria; Soil mechanics; Wind pressure; Dynamic loads; Bridges (Structures); Standards; Tsuamis

  • 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

  • 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

  • Wiggins, J. H.
    Fire Ignitions from the Whittier Narrows Earthquake of October 1, 1987.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Directorate for Engineering., November 8, 1988, 63 p.
    Identifying Number(s): REPT-2020.1
    Keywords: Conflagration; Graphs (Charts); Earthquakes; Sources; Ignition; Forecasting; Intensity; California; Mathematical models; Los Angeles County (California); Fires; Statistical data; Whittier (California)

  • Natural Hazards Observer. Volume 6, Number 1, September 1981.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., September 1981, 14 p.
    Keywords: Floods; Drought; Hazards; Information centers; Disaster preparedness; Earthquakes; Emergency planning; Research; Management; Recovery; Forecasting; Hurricanes; Warning systems; Newsletters; Disaster relief; Disasters

  • Natural Hazards Observer. Volume 5, Number 3, March 1981.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., March 1981, 17 p.
    Keywords: Lightning; Hazards; Tsunamis; Information centers; Disaster preparedness; Mount Saint Helens; Earthquakes; Emergency planning; Research; Management; Recovery; Forecasting; Flood control; Newsletters; Volcanoes; Disaster relief; Disasters

  • Bernard, E.; Goulet, R.
    Tsunami Research Opportunities, An Assessment and Comprehensive Guide.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., September 1981, 59 p.
    Keywords: ; Hazards; Tsunamis; Local government; Ocean waves; Earthquakes; State government; Instrumentation; Hawaii; Forecasting; California; Warning systems; Coasts; Floods; Disasters