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  • Brennan, J. E.; McNamara, R.; Webster, A.
    Optimum Seismic Protection for New Building Construction in Eastern Metropolitan Areas. Design and Costing of Prototype Building.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., February 1973, 56 p.
    Identifying Number(s): INTERNAL STUDY-28
    Keywords: Apartment buildings; Steel structures; Earthquake engineering; Boston (Massachusetts); Earthquake resistant structures; Seismic design; Structural design; Massachusetts; Concrete structures; Cost analysis; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Yao, J. T. P.
    Reliability of Existing Buildings in Earthquake Zones.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., December 1979, 55 p.
    Identifying Number(s): CE-STR-79-6
    Keywords: Reliability; Dynamic response; Fuzzy sets; Buildings; Earthquake resistant structures; Damage assessment; Risk analysis; Seismic design; Structural design; Earthquakes; Mathematical models; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Omote, Y.; Mayes, R. L.; Chen, S. W. J.; Clough, R. W.
    A Literature Survey - Transverse Strength of Masonry Walls.
    Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, D.C., March 1977, 148 p.
    Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-77/07
    Keywords: Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Masonry; Transverse strength; Structural design; Lateral pressure; Walls; Brick construction; Concrete blocks

  • Carpenter, J. E.; Fiorato, A. E.; Barney, G. B.; Kaar, P. H.; Oesterle, R. G.
    Structural Walls in Earthquake Resistant Structures, Experimental Program, Progress Report.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. Applied Science and Research Applications., August 29, 1975, 153 p.
    Keywords: Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Structural design; Reinforced concrete; Walls; Design criteria; Concrete construction; Dynamic loads

  • Eberhard, J. P.; Homer, P. W.; Blackner, B. A.; Beall, B. W.; Christiansen, H.
    Seismic Design for Police and Fire Stations.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications., October 1978, 305 p.
    Keywords: Urban planning; Earthquake engineering; Public buildings; Police; Emergency operating centers; Seismic design; Earthquake resistant structures; Structural design; Fire departments; Design criteria; Renovating; Disasters

  • Bartero, V. V.
    Current Capabilities and Future Needs in Earthquake Engineering Research.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications.; Universities Council for Earthquake Engineering Research, Pasadena, CA., June 29, 1976, 8 p.
    Keywords: Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Seismic design; Earthquakes; Structural design; Test facilities; Earth movements; Seismic arrays; Forced vibration; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Pikul, R. R.; Wang, L. R. L.; O'Rourke, M. J.
    Seismic Vulnerability of the Latham Water Distribution System. A Case Study (Seismic Vulnerability, Behavior and Design of Underground Piping Systems).
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications., September 1978, 42 p.
    Keywords: Dynamic structural analysis; Latham Water District; New York; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Pipelines; Water pipes; Structural design; Earthquakes; Buried pipelines; Subsurface structures; Albany County (New York); Sewer pipes; Seismic risk

  • Biggs, J. W.; Grace, P. H.
    Seismic Response of Buildings Designed by Code for Different Earthquake Intensities. Optimum Seismic Protection and Building Damage Statistics, Report Number 4.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications., January 1973, 81 p.
    Identifying Number(s): ['STRUCTURES PUB-358', 'R73-7']
    Keywords: Dynamic response; Ground motion; Buildings; Building codes; Earthquake engineering; Seismic design; Structural design; Earthquakes; Elastic analysis; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Barney, G. B.; Shiu, K. N.; Rabbat, B. G.; Fiorato, A. E.; Russell, H. G.
    Earthquake Resistant Structural Walls - Tests of Coupling Beams. Final Report.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications., January 1978, 156 p.
    Identifying Number(s): PCA-R/D-SER-1583
    Keywords: Energy dissipation; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Beams (Supports); Mechanical hysteresis; Coupling beams; Structural design; Reinforced concrete; Walls; Concrete construction; Cyclic loads; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Li, C.; Reinhorn, A. M.
    Experimental and Analytical Investigation of Seismic Retrofit of Structures with Supplemental Damping. Part 2. Friction Devices.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.; New York State Science and Technology Foundation, Albany., July 6, 1995, 234 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NCEER-95-0009
    Keywords: Energy dissipation; Passive systems; Damping; Buildings; Dynamic structural analysis; Earthquake engineering; Loads (Forces); Graphs (Charts); Sliding friction; Vibration; Analytical models; Structural design; Reinforced concrete; Shaking; Displacement; Mathematical models; Passive control; Control systems; Soil mechanisms; Tables (Data); Retrofitting