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  • Bieniawski, A.; Todd, D.
    How-To Suggestions for Implementing Executive Order 12941 on Seismic Safety of Existing Federal Buildings, A Handbook.
    Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Mitigation and Research., November 1995, 214 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-5770
    Keywords: ; Cost analysis; Seismic design; Inventories; Earthquake resistance; Retrofitting; Cost estimates; Safety engineering; Structural design; Design standards; Earthquake engineering; Regulatory guides; Federal buildings; Reinforcement (Structures); Building codes

  • Sadek, F.; Mohraz, B.; Taylor, A. W.; Chung, R. M.
    Passive Energy Dissipation Devices for Seismic Applications.
    November 1996, 66 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-5923
    Keywords: ; Vibration control; Performance evaluation; Vibration damping; Design analysis; Tuning; Viscosity; Structural vibration; Dampers; Seismic effects; Shape memory alloys; Friction; Earthquake resistance; Degrees of freedom; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Energy dissipation; Passive systems; Structural response; Viscoelasticity; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Sadek, F.; Mohraz, B.; Lew, H. S.
    Single and Multiple Tuned Liquid Column Dampers for Seismic Applications.
    November 1996, 43 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-5920
    Keywords: Energy absorption; Loads (Forces); Liquid column dampers; Performance evaluation; Vibration damping; Acceleration; Design analysis; Tuning; Structural vibration; Seismic effects; Earthquake resistance; Dynamic response; Ground motion; Degrees of freedom; Energy dissipation; Earthquake engineering; Passive systems; Structural response; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Raufaste, N. J.
    Wind and Seismic Effects: Proceedings of the Joint Meeting of the U.S.-Japan Cooperative Program in Natural Resources Panel on Wind and Seismic Effects (30th). Held in Gaithersburg, Maryland on May 12-15, 1998.
    August 1998, 636 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NIST/SP-931
    Keywords: Highway engineering; Bridges; Dynamic loads; Research programs; Wind engineering; Tsunamis; Dams; Coastal areas; Storm surges; Lifelines; Structural vibration; Retrofitting; Repairing; Meetings; Building codes; Japan; Seismic effects; Design criteria; Structural engineering; Wind effects; Wind pressure; Geotechnical engineering; Earthquake resistance; United States; Design standards; Earthquake engineering; Foundations (Structures); Data analysis; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Sadek, F.; Mohraz, B.; Riley, M. A.
    Linear Static and Dynamic Procedures for Structures with Velocity-Dependent Supplemental Dampers.
    May 1999, 60 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-6329
    Keywords: Seismic effects; Structural vibration; Earthquake resistance; Performance evaluation; Degrees of freedom; Structural response; Energy dissipation; Static response; Vibration damping; Design analysis; Passive systems; Dampers; Building codes; Linearity; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Mehrain, M.
    Reconnaissance Report on the Northern Iran Earthquake of June 21, 1990.
    National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., October 4, 1990, 50 p.
    Keywords: Seismic waves; Earthquake resistance; Damage; Earth movements; Construction materials; Earthquake damage; Dynamic response; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Iran; Dams; Earthquakes; Structural analysis

  • Yang, J. N.; Danielians, A.
    Two Hybrid Control Systems for Building Structures under Strong Earthquakes.
    National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., June 29, 1990, 80 p.
    Keywords: Earthquake resistant structures; Adaptive control; Structural vibration; Earthquake resistance; Control equipment; Seismic waves; Mathematical models; Earth movements; Dynamic response; Earthquake engineering; Active control; Vibration damping; Displacement; Acceleration (Physics); Bearings; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Yang, J. N.; Li, Z.
    Instantaneous Optimal Control with Acceleration and Velocity Feedback.
    National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., June 29, 1990, 56 p.
    Keywords: Numerical analysis; Seismic waves; Feedback control; Earth movements; Displacement; Mathematical models; Vibration damping; Stochastic processes; Earthquake resistant structures; Structural vibration; Active control; Acceleration (Physics); Floors; Control equipment; Earthquake resistance; Dynamic response; Earthquake engineering; Velocity measurement; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Equchi, R. T.
    Proceedings of the U.S.-Japan Workshop on Earthquake Disaster Prevention for Lifetime Systems (4th). Held in Los Angeles, California on August 19-21, 1991.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.; Public Works Research Inst., Tokyo (Japan)., August 1992, 500 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NIST/SP-840
    Keywords: Seismic waves; Disasters; Damage assessment; Design analysis; Earthquake damage; Risk; Meetings; Highway bridges; Tunnels; Japan; Seismic effects; Earthquake resistance; United States; Dynamic response; Earthquake engineering; Repair; Reinforcement (Structures); Earthquakes; Lifeline systems