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  • Seismic Considerations for Steel Storage Racks Located in Areas Accessible to the Public.
    Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC., September 2005, 174 p.
    Identifying Number(s): FEMA-460
    Keywords: ; Seismic design; Steels; Maintenance; Quality assurance; Testing; Inspection; Implementation; Warehouses; Performance evaluation; Design standards; Earthquake engineering; Storage racks; Building codes; Recommendations

  • Warn, G. P.; Whittaker, A. S.
    Performance Estimates for Seismically Isolated Bridges.
    Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC., December 30, 2007, 336 p.
    Identifying Number(s): MCEER-07-0024
    Keywords: ; Seismic design; Testing; Performance evaluation; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Excitation; Simulation; Vibration isolators; Brisges; Structural analysis

  • Carden, L. P.; Itani, A. M.; Buckle, I. G.
    Seismic Performance of Steel Girder Bridge Superstructures with Ductile End Cross Frames and Seismic Isolators.
    Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; California State Dept. of Transportation, Sacramento.; Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC., January 7, 2008, 282 p.
    Identifying Number(s): MCEER-08-0002
    Keywords: ; Seismic design; Frames; Structural design; Performance evaluation; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Buckling; Superstructures; Slabs; Vibration isolators; Girder bridges; Bearings; Loads (Forces)

  • Bertero, V.; Shah, H.
    El-Asnam, Algeria Earthquake of October 10, 1980: A Reconnaissance and Engineering Report.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., January 1983, 250 p.
    Identifying Number(s): CETS-CND-022
    Keywords: Structures; Earthquake resistant structures; Transportation; Utilities; Seismic waves; Investigations; Earth movements; Performance evaluation; Design standards; Visual reconnaissance; Soil dynamics; Recommendations; Algeria; Socio-economic factors; Earthquakes; Geological faults

  • 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

  • Vaidya, N. R.; Bazan-Zurita, E.
    Seismic Design of Structures Using Base Isolation: Qualitative Guidelines.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Directorate for Engineering., March 1988, 146 p.
    Identifying Number(s): REPT-86-246
    Keywords: Earthquake resistant structures; Seismic prospecting; Structural design; Performance evaluation; Earthquake engineering; Base isolated systems; Reviews; Guidelines

  • Schiff, S. D.; Hall, W. J.; Foutch, D. A.
    Seismic Design Studies of Low-Rise Steel Frames.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., August 1988, 239 p.
    Identifying Number(s): ['UIUC-ENG-88-2004', 'STRUCTURAL RESEARCH SER-541']
    Keywords: ; Earthquake resistant structures; Dynamic loads; Steel structures; Ductility; Elastic analysis; Performance evaluation; Design standards; Graphs (Charts); Building codes; Mechanical properties; Lateral pressure

  • Davoodi, H.; Noori, M.
    Development of an Approximation Technique for the Nonlinear Random Vibration Analysis of Hysteretic Systems.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Directorate for Engineering., January 1989, 301 p.
    Identifying Number(s): WPI/ME/RANVIB-89126
    Keywords: ; Earthquake resistant structures; Vibration; Tolerances (Mechanics); Dynamic response; Performance evaluation; Hysteresis; Durability; Loads (Forces); Mechanical properties; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Poland, C. D.; Malley, J. O.
    Recommended Modification to ATC-14.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., April 12, 1989, 340 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NCEER-89-0012
    Keywords: Earthquake resistant structures; Vibration; Structural design; Dynamic response; Performance evaluation; Earthquake engineering; Meetings; Liquefaction; Stress analysis; Comparisons; Building codes; Mechanical properties; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Zayas, V.; Low, S.; Bozzo, L.; Mahin, S.
    Feasibility and Performance Studies on Improving the Earthquake Resistance of New and Existing Buildings Using the Friction Pendulum System.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., September 1989, 308 p.
    Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-89/09
    Keywords: Seismic design; Loads (Forces); Structural members; Mathematical models; Performance evaluation; Vibration damping; Vibration isolators; Earthquake resistant structures; Structural vibration; Earthquake damage; Structural design; Buildings; Feasibility studies; Rehabilitation; Friction Pendulum System; Pendulums; Friction; Dynamic response; Earthquake engineering; Cost effectiveness