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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; EarthquakesAbo-Shadi, N.; Saiidi, M.; Sanders, D.
Seismic Response of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Pier Walls in the Weak Direction.
Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC., July 17, 2000, 352 p.
Keywords: Coding systems; Calibration; Seismic design; Reinforced concrete; Steel structures; Computer programs; PIER program; Walls; United States; Siesmic behavior; Structural responses; Earthquake engineering; Axial loads; Bridge piers; Hinged structures; Seismic response; DuctilitySeismic Considerations: Hotels and Motels. Revised Edition.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC., May 1990, 118 p.
Identifying Number(s): FEMA-151-REV
Keywords: Design; Lodging facilities; United States; Hotels; Motels; Cost benefit analysis; Decision making; Commercial buildings; Seismic effects; EarthquakesAmerica Burning, Recommissioned. America at Risk: Findings and Recommendations on the Role of the Fire Service in the Prevention and Control of Risks in America.
October 2000, 66 p.
Keywords: ; Fire prevention; Risks; Controls; Roles; United States; Fire services; Communities; RecommendationsWheeler, R. L.
Earthquakes in and near the Northeastern United States, 1638-1998-Construction of the Earthquake Catalog for an Outreach Map.
January 2000, 12 p.
Identifying Number(s): USGS-OFR-00-0316
Keywords: ; Catalogs; Mapping; Canada; Earthquake warning systems; United States; Data compilation; Hazards; Seismic surveys; Predictionsns; Maps; EarthquakesImplications for Earthquake Risk Reduction in the United States from the Kocaeli, Turkey, Earthquake of August 17, 1999.
January 2002, 65 p.
Identifying Number(s): CIRC-1193
Keywords: Aftershock observations; Ground shaking; Trans European Motorway (TEM); Data acquisition; Buildings; United States; Hazards; Liquefaction; Kocaeli (Turkey); Earth dams; Surface faulting; Data analysis; History; Geologic setting; Risk assessments; Forecasts; EarthquakesAssessment of Seismic Monitoring in the United States. Requirements for an Advanced National Seismic System.
January 2002, 59 p.
Identifying Number(s): ['CIRC-1188', 'ISBN-0-607-92932-4']
Keywords: Advanced National Seismic System; Geologic faults; Information services; United States; Monitoring; Ground motion; Requirements; Infrastructure requirements; Information products; Assessments; Seismic effects; EarthquakesAre You Ready: A Guide to Citizen Preparedness.
September 2002, 116 p.
Identifying Number(s): H-34
Keywords: Emergency preparedness; Citizens; Disaster preparedness; United States; Technological hazards; Man-made hazards; Animals; Shelters; Public safety; Terrorism; Emergency responses; Natural hazardsSchwab, J.; Topping, K. C.; Eadie, C. C.; Deyle, R. E.; Smith, R. A.
Planning for the Post-Disaster Recovery and Reconstruction.
January 2003, 352 p.
Keywords: ; Emergency planning; Hurricanes; Floods; Tornadoes; Economic recovery; Risk assessment; Policies; Legal aspects; Hazard mitigation; Case studies; Financial services; Crisis management; Natural disasters; Recovery; Disaster recovery; Wildfire; United States; EarthquakesHamada, M.; Bardet, J. P.; O'Rourke, T. D.
Proceeedings of the U.S.-Japan Workshop on Earthquake Resistant Design of Lifeline Facilities and Countermeasures against Soil Liquefaction (8th). Held in Tokyo, Japan, on December 16-18, 2002.
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., June 30, 2003, 672 p.
Identifying Number(s): MCEER-03-0003
Keywords: Liquifaction; Structural engineering; Seismic design; Earthquake resistant structure; Proceedings; United States; Soil liquifaction; Earthquake engineering; Research; Buildings; Meetings; Earthquake damage; Technologies; Dynamic response; Technology transfer; Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES); Collaboration; Japan