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  • National Science Foundation Natural Hazard Mitigation Grantees Workshop. Held in Lake Tahoe, Nevada on April 27-28, 1995.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., April 1995, 157 p.
    Keywords: Structural engineering; Research and development; Wind effects; Research projects; Earthquake resistance; Geotechnical engineering; Mitigation; Disasters; Earthquake engineering; Hazards; Floods; Storms; Structural response; Soil stability; Earthquakes

  • ['Seligson, H. A.', 'Eguchi, R. T.', 'Tierney, K. J.', 'Richmond, K.']
    Chemical Hazards, Mitigation and Preparedness in Areas of High Seismic Risk: A Methodology of Estimating the Risk of Post-Earthquake Hazardous Materials Release.
    National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., November 7, 1996, 140 p.
    Keywords: Emergency preparedness; Scenarios; Soil-structure interactions; Public safety; Hazards analysis; Mitigation; Emergency plans; Risk assessment; Ammonia; Failure analysis; Chlorine; Chemical hazards; Diffusion modeling; Vulnerability; Chemical plants; Hazardous materials spills; Fault tree analysis; Earthquake damage; Plumes; Seismic effects; Gases; Facilities management; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Damage probability matrix; Dispersion

  • 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

  • Creating a Global Building Inventory for Earthquake Loss Assessment and Risk Management.
    January 2008, 110 p.
    Identifying Number(s): USGS-OFR-2008-1160
    Keywords: ; Inventories; Structures (Buildings); Buildings; Risk; Mitigation; Urban areas; Fatalities; Trends; Population growth; Assessments; Losses; Earthquakes

  • ['Shi, P.', "O'Rourke, T. D."]
    Seismic Response Modeling of Water Supply Systems.
    Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., May 5, 2008, 352 p.
    Identifying Number(s): MCEER-08-0016
    Keywords: ; Flow equations; Seismic waves; Earthquake damage; Water utilities; Performance evaluation; Earthquake engineering; Water supplies; Simulation; Seismic effects; Computer codes; Water flow; Pipelines; Mitigation