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  • Earle, P. S.; Wald, D. J.; Jaiswal, K. S.; Allen, T. I.; Hearne, M. G.
    Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER): A System for Rapidly Determining the Impact of Earthquakes Worldwide.
    January 2009, 18 p.
    Identifying Number(s): USGS-OFR-2009-1131
    Keywords: US Geological Survey (USGS); Assessment tools; Earthquakes; Regional networks; Global impact; Potential societal impact; Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER); Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS); Earthquake analysis tools

  • Jaiswal, K.; Wald, D. J.; Hearne, M.
    Estimating Casualties for Large Earthquakes Worldwide Using an Empirical Approach.
    January 2009, 84 p.
    Identifying Number(s): USGS-OFR-2009-1136
    Keywords: US Geological Survey (USGS); Earthquake vulnerability model; Earthquakes; Worldwide; Estimating casualties; Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER); Empirical approach

  • Karadeniz, D.; Rogers, J. D.; Williams, R. A.; Cramer, C. H.; Bauer, R. A.
    St. Louis Area Earthquake Hazards Mapping Project--A Progress Report-November 2008.
    January 2009, 17 p.
    Identifying Number(s): USGS-OFR-2009-1059
    Keywords: Seismic monitoring; St. Louis Area Earthquake Hazards Mapping Project (SLAEHMP); United States Geological Survey (USGS); Earthquakes; Linear response analysis; Hazard maps; Emergency response; Forecasting; Internet accessible database; Foundations (Structures); Maps; Computer codes; Liquefaction

  • Petersen, M. D.; Frankel, A. D.; Harmsen, S. C.; Mueller, C. S.; Haller, K. M.
    Documentation for the 2008 Update of the United States National Seismic Hazard Maps.
    January 2009, 128 p.
    Identifying Number(s): USGS-OFR-2008-1128
    Keywords: Mapping; Source models; Figures; Tables (Data); Ground motions; Seismic maps; Seismic hazard curves; Earthquakes; National Seismic Hazard Maps; Central Region (United States); Faults; Ground shaking; Ground-motion relations; Eastern Region (United States); Methodologies; Seismology; Western Region (United States); Seismic hazard calculations

  • Bakun, W. H.
    Historical Seismicity in the South San Francisco Bay Region.
    January 2009, 39 p.
    Identifying Number(s): USGS-OFR-2008-1151-V1-1
    Keywords: San Francisco Bay Region; Moment magnitude M; Earthquakes; Modified Mercalli intensity (MMI) assignments; Uncertainities; Locations (Intensity centers); Seismicity; Maps; California

  • Privacy Impact Assessment for the Office of Operations Coordination and Planning Haiti Social Media Disaster Monitoring Initiative, January 21, 2010.
    January 21, 2010, 12 p.
    Keywords: ; Response; Earthquakes; Rebuilding effort; Recovery; Foreign aid; International economic development; Haiti; International relations; Disaster relief

  • Wiggins, J. H.; Slosson, J. E.; Krohn, J. P.
    Natural Hazards: Earthquake, Landslide, Expansive Soil Loss Models.
    National Science Foundation, WAshington, DC. Div. of Policy Research and Analysis., December 1978, 166 p.
    Keywords: Damage; Economic impact; Clay soils; Risk; Risk assessment; Cost analysis; Rainfall; Economic models; Injuries; Earthquakes; Landslides; Earth movements; Value; Mathematical models; Expansion; United States; Disasters; Soil water

  • Irvine, H. M.
    The Veracruz Earthquake of 28 August 1973.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications., October 1973, 42 p.
    Identifying Number(s): EERL-73-06
    Keywords: Dynamic response; Buildings; Damage assessment; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Dynamic structure analysis; Building codes; Earthquakes; Veracruz (Mexico); Mexico

  • Herrmann, R. B.; Wang, C. Y.
    SH - A Computer Program for Generating Far-Field Tangential Time Histories for Point Earthquake Sources.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications., January 1979, 116 p.
    Keywords: Ground motion; Far field; Computer programs; SHVEL computer program; Earthquakes; Reaction time; SHSPEC computer program; Honeywell 6023 computers; DSVLAC computer program; Point sources; Earth movements; Fortran; Fortran 4 programming language; Earth models; SDSVSA computer program; Seismic waves

  • Galambos, T. V.; Mayes, R. L.
    Dynamic Tests of a Reinforced Concrete Building.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., June 1978, 245 p.
    Identifying Number(s): RR-51
    Keywords: ; Buildings; Earthquake resistant structures; Dynamic tests; Earthquakes; Reinforced concrete; Concrete construction; Dynamic loads; Cyclic loads