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• 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: ; Structures; Seismic waves; Damage; Landslides; Peru; Earth movements; Disasters; Mantaro River; Dams; Flooding; Magnitude; Soil mechanics; Forecasting; Soil properties; Hydraulic models; Warning systems; Predictions; Photographs; Vibration; Maps

• Yanev, P. I.; Blume, J. A.; Arnold, C.; Brade, A. G.; Cooper, J. D.
  Miyagi-Ken-Oki, Japan Earthquake, June 12, 1978, Reconnaissance Report.
  National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., December 1978, 170 p.
  Keywords: Damage assessment; Earthquake resistant structures; Miyagi-Ken-Oki earthquake; Landslides; Earth movements; Seismology; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Disasters; Liquefaction (Soils); Sendai (Japan); Seismographs; Japan; Earthquakes; Structural analysis

• Natural Hazards Observer Index. Volume 1, Number 1-Volume 4, Number 3.
  National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., March 1980, 12 p.
  Keywords: Emergency preparedness; Newsletters; Hurricanes; Landslides; Volcanoes; Disaster preparedness; Insurance; Disasters; Tornadoes; Earthquakes; Indexes (Documentation); Warning systems; Coastal zone management; Flood plains; Periodicals

• Saada, A. S.; Fries, G.; Ker, C. C.
  An Evaluation of Laboratory Testing Techniques in Soil Dynamics.
  National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., March 1982, 71 p.
  Keywords: Landslides; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Clays; Earthquakes; Shear tests; Soil dynamics; Cyclic loads; Test equipment; Sands; Triaxial tests; Soil tests

• Natural Hazards Observer, Volume VII, Number 3, January, 1983.
  National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., January 1983, 14 p.
  Keywords: Emergency planning; Newsletters; Landslides; Disaster preparedness; Disasters; Disaster relief; Hazards; Flood plain zoning; Management; Warning systems; Flood insurance; Earthquakes

• Multiple Hazard Mitigation: Report of a Workshop on Mitigation Strategies for Communities Prone to Multiple Natural Hazards, July 6-8, 1983, Snowmass, Colorado.
  Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC., December 1983, 73 p.
  Keywords: Planning; Emergency preparedness; California; Landslides; Meeting; Disasters; Floods; Tornadoes; Tsunamis; Storms; Management; Hawaii; Missouri; Communities; Earthquakes

• Rubin, C. B.; Saperstein, M. D.; Barbee, D. G.
  Community Recovery from a Major Natural Disaster. Program on Environment and Behavior.
  National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., cJanuary 1985, 298 p.
  Keywords: Emergency preparedness; Emergency planning; Hurricanes; Landslides; Blizzards; Disasters; Floods; Tornadoes; Storms; Intergovernmental relationships; NFIP (National Flood Insurance Program); Case studies; Runoff; Community planning; Recovery; Local government; Communities; Mudflows; Snowmelt; Surveys; Dam failure; Earthquakes

• Blair, M. L.; Vlasic, T. C.; Cotton, W. R.; Fowler, W.
  When the Ground Fails: Planning and Engineering Response to Debris Flows. Program on Environment and Behavior.
  National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., cJanuary 1985, 130 p.
  Keywords: Emergency preparedness; Emergency planning; Landslides; Federal government; Disasters; Floods; Intergovernmental relationships; Mitigation; Damage assessment; Debris flow; State government; Slope failure; Case studies; Debris avalanches; Mudslides; Recovery; Ground failure; Local government; Slope stability; Response; Slope protection

• Rubin, C. B.; Yezer, A. M.; Hassain, Q.; Webb, A.
  Summary of Major Natural Disaster Incidents in the U.S. 1965-85.
  National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., September 1986, 50 p.
  Keywords: Hurricanes; Landslides; Drought; Tables (Data); Water shortage; Floods; Tornadoes; Disaster relief; Storms; Federally-declared disasters; Damage assessment; Wounds and injuries; Coastal areas; Snow; High wind; Statistics; Debris avalanches; Levees; Ice; Natural disasters; Insurance; Flood waves; Ocean waves; Mudflows; Rivers; Deaths; Wind effects; United States; Dam failure; Earthquakes

• O'Rourke, M. J.; Liu, X.
  Response of Buried Pipelines Subject to Earthquake Effects.
  January 1999, 276 p.
  Identifying Number(s): ['MCEER-99-MN03', 'ISBN-0-9656682-3-1']
  Keywords: Buried objects; Geologic faults; Seismic waves; Landslides; Liquefaction; Soil structure interactions; Seismic surface waves; Mitigation; Body waves; Attenuation; Hazards; Lifelines; Failure modes; Earthquake damage; Seismic effects; PGD (Permanent Ground Deformation); Ground motion; Wave propagation; Underground structures; Structural response; Pipelines; Dynamic structural analysis