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O'Rourke, T. D.; Hamada, M.
Case Studies of Liquefaction and Lifeline Performance during Past Earthquakes. Volume 2. United States Case Studies.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., February 17, 1992, 594 p.
Identifying Number(s): NCEER-92-0002
Keywords: Earthquake damage; San Francisco earthquake; Loma Prieta earthquake; Earthquake engineering; Case studies; Earthquakes; Soil dynamics; Imperial Valley earthquakes; Soil structure; Soil properties; Anchorage earthquake; Deformation; Earth movement; United States; San Fernando earthquake; LiquefactionSwan, S. W.; Harris, S. K.
Island of Guam Earthquake of August 8, 1993.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.; New York State Science and Technology Foundation, Albany., September 30, 1993, 58 p.
Identifying Number(s): NCEER-93-0017
Keywords: Guam; Economic impact; Harbor facilities; Buildings; Damage assessment; Earthquake engineering; High-rise hotels; Earthquake; Reinforced concrete; Soil properties; Losses; Magnitude; Structures; Seismology; Tourism; Tectonics; Injuries; Coasts; LiquefactionProceedings: NSF/EPRI Workshop on Dynamic Soil Properties and Site Characterization. Volumes 1 and 2. Held in Palo Alto, California on November 9-10, 1989.
Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA.; National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., June 1991, 538 p.
Keywords: ; Meetings; Site characterization; Technology utilization; Soil-structure interactions; State of the art; Soil properties; Soil dynamics; Engineering geology; Seismology; GeophysicsStewart, 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: Earthquake damage; Ground motion; Empirical analysis; SSI (Soil-Structure Interaction); Soil-structure interactions; Foundations (Structures); Vibration damping; Acceleration; Seismic effects; Shaking; Structural response; Stiffness; Soil properties; Soil mechanics; Empirical equations; Inertial interactionAndrus, R. D.; Stokoe, K. H.; Chung, R. M.; Juang, C. H.
Guidelines for Evaluating Liquefaction Resistance Using Shear Wave Velocity Measurement and Simplified Procedures.
National Inst. of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD., July 2003, 176 p.
Keywords: Buildings; Soil liquefaction; Earthquake engineering; Guidelines; Seismic design; Evaluation; Shear wave velocity; Soil properties; Secondary waves; Cyclic loads; In situ; Liquefaction; RetrofittingMitchell, J. K.; Wentz, F. J.
Performance of Improved Ground during the Loma Prieta Earthquake.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., October 1991, 115 p.
Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-91/12
Keywords: Earthquake damage; Earthquake engineering; Earthquakes; Soil aggregates; Soil dynamics; Soil properties; Loma Prieta Earthquake; Earth movements; Soil compacting; Soil cement; Soil stabilization; LiquefactionChang, T. S.; Teh, L. K.; Zhang, Y.
Seismic Characteristics of Sediments in the New Madrid Seismic Zone.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., February 1992, 157 p.
Keywords: New Madrid Seismic Zone; Dynamic response; Damping; Earthquake engineering; Sands; Soil pressure; Arkansas; Test facilities; Shear properties; Soil tests; Soil properties; Tennessee; Mississippi; Strains; Seismic effects; Soil mechanics; SedimentsGlaser, S. D.
Estimating In situ Liquefaction Potential and Permanent Ground Displacements Due to Liquefaction for the Siting of Lifelines.
March 1993, 108 p.
Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-5150
Keywords: ; Earthquake resistant structures; Sands; Earthquakes; Soil properties; Earth movements; Displacement; Soil mechanics; Mathematical models; Liquefaction; Seismic wavesHwang, H.; Lee, C. S.; Ng, K. W.
Soil Effects on Earthquake Ground Motions in the Memphis Area.
National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., August 2, 1990, 108 p.
Keywords: Dynamic response; Soil profiles; Earthquakes; Soil properties; Earth movements; Amplification; Memphis (Tennessee); Shelby County (Tennessee); Soil mechanics; Shear stressWer, R.; Dobry, R.
The Equivalent Number of Cycles of Recorded Accelerograms for Soil Liquefaction Studies.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., April 1982, 142 p.
Identifying Number(s): CE-82-5
Keywords: Noncohesive soils; Pore pressure; Earthquake engineering; Sands; Earthquakes; Shear stresses; Soil properties; Liquefaction (Soils); Cyclic loads