Raufaste, N. J.
Earthquake Resistant Construction Using Base Isolation: Earthquake Protection in Buildings through Base Isolation. Volume 1.
April 1992,
162 p.
Identifying Number(s): NIST/SP-832-VOL-1
Keywords: Dynamic response; Shock resistance; Foreign technology; Buildings; Vibration isolators; Earthquake resistant structures; Earthquake engineering; Performance evaluation; Guidelines; Structural vibration; Foundations; Translations; Vibration damping; Structural members; Design criteria; Japan; Case histories; Effectiveness; Seismic waves
Ballantyne, D.
Proceedings of the U.S.-Japan Workshop on Earthquake Disaster Prevention for Lifeline Systems (7th). Held in Seattle, Washington on November 4-7, 1997.
National Inst. of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD.; National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.; Public Works Research Inst., Tokyo (Japan).,
November 1998,
538 p.
Keywords: Mapping; Earthquake engineering; Pipeline transportation; Meetings; Northridge (California); Water pipes; Soils; Sewage treatment; Harbors; Water supply; Communications; Seismic effects; Electric power; Economics; Highways; Japan; Bridges; Washington State; United States
Barlett, S. F.; Youd, T. L.
Empirical Analysis of Horizontal Ground Displacement Generated by Liquefaction-Induced Lateral Spreads.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.; New York State Science and Technology Foundation, Albany.; Corps of Engineers, Washington, DC.,
August 17, 1992,
119 p.
Identifying Number(s): NCEER-92-0021
Keywords: Lateral strain; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; San Francisco (California); San Fernando (California); Japan; Case histories; Alaska; Idaho; Liquefaction
Hart, G. C.; Englekirk, R. E.; Srinivasan, M.; Huang, S. C.; Drag, D. J.
Seismic Performance Study TMS Shopping Center: Elastic Time History Analysis Using SAP90.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.,
February 1992,
42 p.
Identifying Number(s): EKEH-2.1-9
Keywords: ; Ground motion; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Seismographs; Masonry; Seismic design; History; Shopping centers; California; Japan; Computerized simulation
Chen, P. C.
Vertical Distribution of Peak Subsurface Horizontal Earthquake Accelerations.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Directorate for Engineering.,
August 1985,
41 p.
Keywords: Acceleration (Physics); Earthquakes; Earth movements; Amplification; Japan; Seismic prospecting; Seismology; Peak horizontal accelerations; Subsurface investigations; Depth; Seismic waves
Yanev, P. I.; Blume, J. A.; Arnold, C.; Brade, A. G.; Cooper, J. D.
Miyagi-Ken-Oki, Japan Earthquake, June 12, 1978, Reconnaissance Report.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science.,
December 1978,
170 p.
Keywords: Sendai (Japan); Ground motion; Damage assessment; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Seismographs; Earthquakes; Landslides; Miyagi-Ken-Oki earthquake; Earth movements; Liquefaction (Soils); Japan; Seismology; Structural analysis; Disasters
Igarashi, A.; Seible, F.; Hegemier, G. A.
Development of the Generated Sequential Displacement Procedure and the Simulated Seismic Testing of the TCCMAR 3-Story In-Plane Walls.
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.,
June 1993,
118 p.
Keywords: Damage assessment; Walls; Japan; Earthquake damage; Moments; Degrees of freedom; Algorithms; Structural vibrations; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Displacement; Deformation; Dynamic structural analysis; Dynamic response; Masonry buildings; Earthquake resistant structures; USA; Loads (Forces); Masonry; Generated Sequential Displacement Test Method; Structural gailure; International cooperation
Porter, M. L.; Sabri, A. A.; Khoury, R. Y.
Plank Diaphragms in Masonry Structures.
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.,
August 1993,
74 p.
Keywords: Floors; International cooperation; Damage assessment; Walls; Diaphragms (Mechanics); Japan; Earthquake damage; Reinforcement (Structures); First major event load; Structural failure; Stiffness; Cracks; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Displacement; Compressive strength; Dynamic response; Masonry buildings; Earthquake resistant structures; Loads (Forces); Masonry; Tensile stress; United States; Concrete slabs
Beall, K. A.
Meeting of the UJNR Panel on Fire Research and Safety (13th). Held in Gaithersburg, Maryland on March 13-20, 1996. Volume 2.
June 1997,
884 p.
Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-6030-V2
Keywords: Meeting; Fire tests; US NIST; Earthquakes; Building fires; Toxicity; Japan; Fire retardants; Fire safety; Fire extinguishing agents; United States; Gaithersburg (Maryland)
Hwang, L. S.; Hammack, J.
Japan Sea Central Region Tsunami of May 26, 1983: A Reconnaissance Report.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.,
January 1984,
42 p.
Identifying Number(s): CETS-CND-026
Keywords: Tsunami; Ocean waves; Earthquakes; Coastal engineering; Natural disasters; Japan