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Ramirez, O. M.; Constantinou, M. C.; Kircher, C. A.; Whittaker, A. S.; Johnson, M. W.; Gomez, J. D.
Development and Evaluation of Simplified Procedures for Analysis and Design of Buildings with Passive Energy Dissipation Systems.
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.; Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC., December 8, 2000, 516 p.
Identifying Number(s): MCEER-00-0010
Keywords: ; Seismic design; Mathematical models; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Vibration damping; Soil structure interactions; Lateral pressureImplications 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; EarthquakesBruneau, M.; Whittaker, A.; Reinhorn, A.
Engineering and Organizational Issues Related to The World Trade Center Terrorist Attack. Volume 1: Overview of Damage to Buildings near Ground Zero.
March 2002, 46 p.
Keywords: Analytical methods; Damage assessment; Debris; Ground Zero; Cost effectiveness; Terrorist attacks; New York; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Attack; World Trade Center; Terrorism; Manhattan (New York); Multidisciplinary teams; Structural analysisBerman, J.; Warn, G.; Whittaker, A.; Bruneau, M.
Engineering and Organizational Issues Related to The World Trade Center Terrorist Attack. Volume 2: Reconnaissance and Preliminary Assessment of a Damaged Building Near Ground Zero.
April 2002, 40 p.
Keywords: Nonlinear analysis; Damage assessment; Collapse; Debris; Ground Zero; New York; Research; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Linear analysis; Attack; Reconnaissance; World Trade Center; Infrastructure; Terrorism; Multidisciplinary teams; Gravity loads; Structural analysisLiepold, M.
Earthquakes: A Teacher's Package for K-6 (Revised Edition).
July 2002, 330 p.
Identifying Number(s): FEMA-159
Keywords: ; Education; Geology; Emergency planning; Preparedness; Children; Disasters; Buildings; Schools; Hazards; Meetings; Safety; Teachers; Curriculum; EarthquakesGarcia, D. L.
Student Research and Accomplishments: 2001-2002, Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research.
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.; Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC., October 2002, 154 p.
Identifying Number(s): MCEER-02-SP09
Keywords: ; Seismic design; Emergency preparedness; Research projects; Retrofitting; Damping; Shake tables; New York; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Multidisciplinary research; Hospitals; TaiwanBruneau, M.
Proceedings of the Workshop on Lessons from the World Trade Center Terrorist Attack: Management of Complex Civil Emergencies and Terrorism-Resistant Civil Engineering Design. Held in New York, New York on June 24-25, 2002.
October 18, 2002, 180 p.
Identifying Number(s): MCEER-02-SP08
Keywords: Threats; Structural engineering; Seismic design; Emergency response; Crisis management; Explosions; Natural disasters; Implosions; September 11; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Risk; World Trade Center; Man made disasters; Blast loads; Terrorism; September 11 terrorist attacks; Design codesHamada, 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; JapanLee, G. C.; Rzhevsky, V.; Tong, M.; Chen, S.
Engineering and Organizational Issues Related to the World Trade Center Terrorist Attack. Volume 4: From the WTC Tragedy to the Development of Disaster Engineering for Landmark Buildings: An Extension of the Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering Approach.
September 2003, 110 p.
Identifying Number(s): MCEER-03-SP04
Keywords: Thermal properties; Loadings; Ground zero; Sructural vibration; New York; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Dynamic responses; Explosion; Damage assessments; Multi-hazards; World Trade Center; Fire; Mechanical properties; Terrorism; Collision; Structural analysisRisk Management Series: Incremental Seismic Rehabilitation of Hospital Buildings. Providing Protection to People and Buildings.
December 2003, 91 p.
Identifying Number(s): FEMA-396
Keywords: ; Structural collapse; Wounds and injuries; Catastrophic conditions; Risk management; Death; Buildings; Impact damage; Hazards; Safety; Hospitals; Rehabilitation; Seismic effects; Earthquakes