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
Comparison of the Seismic Provisions of Model Building Codes and Standards to the 1991 NEHRP Recommended Provisions.
National Inst. of Standards and Technology (BFRL), Gaithersburg, MD.; Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC. Mitigation Directorate.,
May 1995,
102 p.
Identifying Number(s): NIST/GCR-95/674
Keywords: ; Building codes; Regulations; Earthquake resistant structures; Earthquake engineering; Structural design; Design criteria; Federal building; Design standards; Standards; Tables (Data); Seismic waves
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: Damage assessment; Dam failure; High wind; Coastal areas; Deaths; Hurricanes; Flood waves; Wounds and injuries; Tables (Data); Storms; Water shortage; Debris avalanches; Rivers; Earthquakes; Federally-declared disasters; Statistics; Ocean waves; Snow; Mudflows; Floods; Disaster relief; Levees; Ice; Landslides; Natural disasters; Wind effects; Tornadoes; Insurance; United States; Drought
Evans, J. R.
SideBar Computer Program, a Seismic-Shaking Intensity Meter: Users' Manual and Software Description (Release 3.0.TO).
January 2003,
26 p.
Identifying Number(s): USGS/OFR-03-202
Keywords: Configuration file example; ShakeMap; Figures; Ground motion; Seismic-shaking intensity meters; Seismographs; SideBar computer program; Computer software; Earthquakes; WEB sources; Seismic intensity; Earth movements; User's manuals; Tables (Data); Tremor seismographs
Bakun, W. H.; Johnston, A. C.; Hopper, M. G.
Modified Mercalli Intensities (MMI) for Large Earthquakes Near New Madrid, Missouri, in 1811-1812 and Near Charleston, South Carolina, in 1886.
January 2002,
36 p.
Identifying Number(s): USGS/OFR-02-184
Keywords: Locations; New Madrid (Missouri); Assignments; Longitude; Magnitudes; Site corrections; Earthquakes; Latitude; Charleston (South Carolina); Missouri; Towns; Cities; Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI); Tables (Data)
Bakun, W. H.; Hopper, M. G.
Empirical Modified Mercalli Intensity Site Corrections for Towns in Eastern North America.
January 2003,
38 p.
Identifying Number(s): USGS/OFR-03-377
Keywords: Locations; Assignments; Magnitudes; Site corrections; Earthquakes; Eastern North America; Towns; Cities; Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI); Tables (Data)
Dixon, J. P.; Stihler, S. D.; Power, J. A.; Tytgat, G.; Estes, S.
Catalog of Earthquake Hypocenters at Alaskan Volcanoes: January 1, 2000 through December 31, 2001.
January 2002,
60 p.
Identifying Number(s): USGS/OFR-02-342
Keywords: Catalogs; Seismic monitoring; Seismic networks; United States Geological Survey (USGS); Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO); Earthquakes; Seismic network recordings; Open-file report; Charts (Graphs); Alaska; Hypocenters; Volcanoes; Tables (Data)
McFarland, F. S.; Lienkaemper, J. J.; Caskey, S. J.; Grove, K.
Data from Theodolite Measurements of Creep Rates on San Francisco Bay Region Faults, California: 1979-2007.
January 2007,
14 p.
Identifying Number(s): USGS-OFR-2007-1367
Keywords: Loma Prieta earthquake; Creep rates; Data collection; Earthquake faults; California; Hayward faults; Theodolite; Measurements; San Francisco Bay region; Tables (Data); Aseismic slip
He, L.; Priestley, M. J. N.
Seismic Behavior of Flanged Masonry Shear Walls. Final Report.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.,
November 1992,
295 p.
Identifying Number(s): REPT-4.1-2
Keywords: Dynamic response; Earthquake damage; Dynamic structural analysis; Flanged masonry walls; Reinforcement (Structures); Computer programs; Loads (Forces); Masonry; Earthquake engineering; Matrices (Mathematics); Mechanical properties; Flexural strength; Test facilities; Walls; Stiffness; Moments; Seismic effects; Strains; Mathematical models; Tables (Data); Ductility
Profile of Fire in the United States, 1992-2001. Thirteenth Edition.
October 2004,
24 p.
Identifying Number(s): FEMA/FA-293-ED13
Keywords: Graphs (Charts); Reporting; Residential buildings; National Incident Reporting System (NFIRS); Occurrence; Fires; United States; Statistics; Tables (Data)