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  • Seleemah, A. A.; Constantinou, M. C.
    Investigation of Seismic Response of Buildings with Linear and Nonlinear Fluid Viscous Dampers.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., May 21, 1997, 314 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NCEER-97-0004
    Keywords: Linear systems; Fluid damping devices; Time series analysis; Structural vibration; Seismic waves; Earthquake resistance; Fluid-structure interactions; Dynamic response; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Ground motion; Vibration damping; Vibration isolators; Shaking table tests; Viscous dampers; Nonlinear systems; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Anderson, J. C.; Bertero, V. V.
    Implications of the Landers and Big Bear Earthquakes on Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., July 1997, 110 p.
    Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-97/08
    Keywords: Seismic design; Damage assessment; California; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Big Bear (California); Landers (California); Buildings; Soil-structure interactions; San Bernandina Mountains; Mojave desert; Ductility

  • Goel, R. K.; Chopra, A. K.
    Vibration Properties of Buildings Determined from Recorded Earthquake Motions.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., December 1997, 286 p.
    Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-97/14
    Keywords: Building codes; Seismic design; Shear walls; Structural vibration; Framed structures; Moments; Seismic waves; Rayleigh equations; Dynamic response; Ground motion; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Transverse waves; Soil-structure interactions; Longitudinal waves; Seismic effects; Torsional vibration; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Nigg, J. M.
    Loma Prieta, California Earthquake of October 17, 1989: Recovery, Mitigation, and Reconstruction.
    January 1998, 96 p.
    Identifying Number(s): USGS-PP-1553-D
    Keywords: Macroeconomics; Damage assessment; San Francisco Bay Area (California); Construction; Earthquake damage; Mitigation; Loma Prieta earthquake; Ground motion; Economic impact; Economic recovery; Sales; Employment; Soil-structure interactions; Socioeconomic impact; Wages; Seismic effects; Monterey Bay Area (California); Rebuilding

  • Holzer, T. L.
    Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989. Earth Structures and Engineering Characterization of Ground Motion.
    January 1998, 86 p.
    Identifying Number(s): USGS-PP-1552-D
    Keywords: Seismic velocity; Damage assessment; Central Region (California); Seismic events; Loma Prieta Earthquake; Seismic waves; Peak values; Earthquake damage; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Engineering structures; Acceleration; Soil-structure interactions; Earth dams; Excavation; Seismic effects

  • Constantinou, M. C.; Soong, T. T.; Dargush, G. F.
    Passive Energy Dissipation Systems for Structural Design and Retrofit.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.; New York State Government, Albany.; Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC.; Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC., cJuly 31, 1998, 324 p.
    Identifying Number(s): ['MCEER-MONO-1', 'ISBN-0-9656682-1-5']
    Keywords: ; Nonlinear analysis; Seismic design; Energy absorbers; Retrofitting; Mathematical models; Structural design; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Energy dissipation; Vibration damping; Visoelastic damping; Hysteresis; Passive systems; Dampers; Structural memebers

  • Shome, N.; Cornell, C. A.
    Probabilistic Seismic Demand Analysis of Nonlinear Structures.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., March 1999, 332 p.
    Identifying Number(s): RMS-35
    Keywords: Seismic design; Probabilistic Seismic Demand Analysis (PSDA); Damage; Nonlinear-static analysis; Lateral pressure; Ground motion; Pushover analysis; Nonlinear systems; Multi-degree-of-freedom structures; MDOF structures; Lateral force; Earthquakes; Structural analysis

  • Stewart, J. P.; Seed, R. B.; Fenves, G. L.
    Empirical Evaluation of Inertial Soil-Structure Interaction Effects.
    Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA., November 1998, 240 p.
    Identifying Number(s): PEER-1998/07
    Keywords: Inertial interaction; Earthquake damage; Empirical analysis; Ground motion; Foundations (Structures); Acceleration; Shaking; Empirical equations; SSI (Soil-Structure Interaction); Soil-structure interactions; Stiffness; Structural response; Soil properties; Vibration damping; Seismic effects; Soil mechanics

  • Khashaee, P.; Mohraz, B.; SAdek, F.; Lew, H. S.; Gross, J. L.
    Distribution of Earthquake Input Energy in Structures.
    January 2003, 98 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-6903
    Keywords: ; Seismic design; Damage assessment; Damping; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Buildings; Hysteresis; Accelerometers; Ductility; Structural analysis

  • Cauffman, S. A.
    Wind and Seismic Effects: Proceedings of the Joint Panel Meeting (34th) of the U.S.-Japan Copperative Program on Wind and Seismic Effects. Held at Gaithersburg, Maryland on May 13-15, 2002.
    September 2002, 415 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NIST/SP-987
    Keywords: ; Infrastructure; Seismic design; Earthquake resistant structures; Structural engineering; Wind pressure; Wind loads; Safety engineering; Engineering structures; Earthquake engineering; Ground motion; Buildings; Meetings; Terrorism; Dams; Transportation systems; Seismic effects; Design criteria