Creating a Global Building Inventory for Earthquake Loss Assessment and Risk Management.
January 2008,
110 p.
Identifying Number(s): USGS-OFR-2008-1160
Keywords: ; Buildings; Risk; Earthquakes; Population growth; Fatalities; Trends; Urban areas; Losses; Inventories; Structures (Buildings); Assessments; Mitigation
Action Plan for Performance Based Seismic Design: Executive Summary.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC.,
April 2000,
81 p.
Keywords: Lifesafety levels; Buildings; Building codes; Earthquake engineering; Performance-based seismic design criteria; Seismic design; Action plans; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Natural disasters; Structural analysis
Hamburger, R. O.; Krawinkler, H.; Malley, J. O.; Adan, S. M.
Seismic Design of Steel Special Moment Frames; A Guide for Practicing Engineers. NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Brief No. 2.
June 2009,
37 p.
Identifying Number(s): NIST GCR 09-917-3
Keywords: ; Moment-resisting frames; Buildings; Seismic design; Earthquakes; Practicing engineers; Guide; Structural steel; Special Moment Frames
Reinhorn, A. M.; Roh, H.; Sivaselvan, M.; Kunnath, S. K.; Valles, R. E.; Madan, A.; Lobo, R.; Park, Y. J.
IDARC2D Version 7.0: A Program for the Inelastic Damage Analysis of Structures (MCEER-09-0006).
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA. Earthquake Engineering Research Centers Program.,
July 28, 2009,
410 p.
Identifying Number(s): MCEER-09-0006
Keywords: ; Panels; Earthquake damage; Buildings; Computer programs; Connectors; Damage assessment; Structural vibration; Vibration damping; Walls; Seismic effects; Inelastic stress; Columns (Supports); Framed structures; Nonlinear systems; Beams (Structural); Dynamic structural analysis
Clough, R. W.; Gidwani, J.
Reinforced Concrete Frame 2: Seismic Testing and Analytical Correlation.
National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C.,
June 1976,
174 p.
Identifying Number(s): EERC-76-15
Keywords: Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Loads (Forces); Earthquakes; Vibration; Reinforced concrete; Shear properties; Concrete construction; Resonant frequency; Dynamic structural analysis
Larrabee, R. D.; Whitman, R. V.
Costs of Reinforcing Existing Buildings and Constructing New Buildings to Meet Earthquake Codes.
National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. Research Applied to National Needs.,
June 1976,
90 p.
Identifying Number(s): MIT-CE-R76-25
Keywords: Economic impact; Ground motion; Buildings; Building codes; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Economic analysis; Seismic design; Seismic design decision analysis; Construction costs; Design criteria; Safety factor; Seismic risk
Malik, L. R.; Bertero, V. V.
Contribution of a Floor System to the Dynamic Characteristics of Reinforced Concrete Buildings.
National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C.,
December 1976,
292 p.
Identifying Number(s): EERC-76-30
Keywords: Floors; Dynamic response; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Earthquakes; Reinforced concrete; Finite element analysis; Concrete construction; Computer aided analysis; Stiffness methods
Sigaher-Boyle, A. N.; Constantinou, M. C.
Scissor-Jack-Damper Energy Dissipation System.
Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.,
December 1, 2004,
264 p.
Keywords: Damping; Buildings; Scissor-jack-damper system; Testing; Velocity; Structural members; Displacement; Design; Energy dissipation
Rodgers, J. E.; Sanli, A. K.; Celebi, M.
Seismic Response Analysis of a 13-Story Steel Moment-Framed Building in Alhambra, California.
January 2004,
148 p.
Identifying Number(s): USGS/OFR-2004-1338
Keywords: Tables (Data); Buildings; Los Angeles (California); Earthquakes; United States Geological Survey (USGA); Steel moment-framed buildings; Instrumented tests; Analysis; Seismic performance; Steel frames
Rapid Visual Screening of Buildings for Potential Seismic Hazards: A Handbook. Second Edition. Earthquake Hazards Reduction Series 41.
March 2002,
155 p.
Identifying Number(s): FEMA-154
Keywords: Qualifications; Buildings; Training; Data collection; Potential seismic hazards; Rapid visual screening; Pre-field data acquistion; Users workshop; Visual screening; Information review; Handbooks; Feedback; Planning