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  • Chrostowski, J. D.; Eguchi, R. T.; Hart, G. C.
    Building Losses from Natural Hazards: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications., January 1978, 22 p.
    Keywords: Expansive soils; Forecasting; Landslides; Hurricanes; Computer applications; Buildings; Tornadoes; Floods; Hazards; Tsunamis; Natural hazards; Earthquakes

  • Earthquake Prediction and Hazard Mitigation Options for USGS and NSF Programs.
    Geological Survey, Washington, DC., September 15, 1976, 79 p.
    Identifying Number(s): ['NSF-76-49', 'NSF/RA-770262']
    Keywords: Cost analysis; Predictions; Earthquake prediction; Seismic waves; Forecasting; Risk analysis; Seismic arrays; Seismic risk; Seismology; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Hazards; Warning systems; Earthquakes; Geological faults

  • Environment, Recent Awards, January-March 1978.
    January 1978, 10 p.
    Identifying Number(s): ['NSF-78-25', 'NSF/RA-780188']
    Keywords: Water supply; Research; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Earthquakes; Awards; Hazards; Resource management; Pollution

  • Barnes, S. B.; Johnson, A. W.; Pinkham, C. W.
    Methodology for Mitigation of Seismic Hazards in Existing Unreinforced Masonry Buildings, Phase 1.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications., March 31, 1978, 69 p.
    Keywords: Masonry; Earthquake resistant structures; Retrofitting; Costs; Seismic risk; Construction materials; Walls; Structural design; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Hazards; Design criteria

  • A Rational Approach to Damage Mitigation in Existing Structures Exposed to Earthquakes.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications., May 1978, 95 p.
    Keywords: Seismic design; Masonry construction; Earthquake resistant structures; Predictions; Damage assessment; DAMSTAT computer program; Seismic risk; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Hazards; Computer programs; Decision making; Fortran; Renovating

  • Kunreuther, H.; Ginsberg, R.; Miller, L.; Sagi, P.; Slovic, P.
    Disaster Insurance Protection, Public Policy Lessons.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications., cJanuary 1978, 422 p.
    Keywords: ; Models; Attitudes; Insurance; Losses; Behavior; Motivation; Disasters; Risk; Floods; Hazards; Decision making; Protection; Earthquakes

  • Natural Hazards Observer, Volume 1, Number 1.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications., September 1976, 10 p.
    Keywords: Emergency preparedness; Hurricanes; Tokyo (Japan); Natural resources; Landslides; Disasters; Tornadoes; Government policies; Coastal zone management; Planning; Volcanoes; Hazards; Insurance; Warning systems; Flood plains; Japan; Predictions; Newsletters; Disaster preparedness; Earthquakes

  • Mortgat, C. P.; Shah, H. C.
    A Bayesian Approach to Seismic Hazard Mapping; Development of Stable Design Parameters.
    Organisme de Controle Technique de la Construction, Algiers (Algeria).; National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications., March 1978, 241 p.
    Identifying Number(s): 28
    Keywords: Mapping; Reaction time; Probability distribution functions; Seismic waves; Nicaragua; Seismic risk; Earth movements; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Hazards; Bayesian analysis; Accelerometers; Earthquakes

  • Wang, L. R. L.; O'Rourke, M. J.
    An Overview of Buried Lifeline Earthquake Engineering (Seismic Vulnerability, Behavior and Design of Underground Piping Systems).
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications., January 1978, 20 p.
    Keywords: Seismic design; Earthquake resistant structures; Water pipes; Subsurface structures; Earth movements; State of the art; Sewer pipes; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Hazards; Piping systems; Pipelines; Earthquakes; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Kiremidjian, A. S.; Shah, H. C.; Lubetkin, L.
    Seismic Hazard Mapping for Guatemala.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications.; Banco de Guatemala.; Instituto Nacional de Electrificacion (Guatemala),; Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala., May 1977, 230 p.
    Identifying Number(s): 26
    Keywords: ; Earthquake resistant structures; Mathematical models; Seismology; Seismic epicenter; Maps; Risk; Magnitude; Hazards; Seismic surveys; Computer programs; Guatemala; Earthquakes