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  • Galehouse, J. S.
    Data from Theodolite Measurements of Creep Rates on San Francisco Bay Region Faults, California: 1979-2001.
    January 2002, 98 p.
    Identifying Number(s): USGS/OFR-02-225
    Keywords: Loma Prieta earthquake; Creep rates; Data collection; Earthquake faults; California; Hayward faults; Theodolite; Measurements; San Francisco Bay region; Tables (Data); Aseismic slip

  • Fuis, G. S.; Murphy, J. M.; Okaya, D. A.; Clayton, R. W.; Davis, P. M.
    Report for Borehole Explosion Data Acquired in the 1999 Los Angeles Region Seismic Experiment (LARSE II), Southern California: Part 1. Description of the Survey.
    January 2001, 82 p.
    Identifying Number(s): USGS/OFR-01-408
    Keywords: Seismic acquisition; Sedimentary basins; Shot holes; Boreholes; Water levels; Explosions; Earthquakes; Surveys; Seismic images; Permitting; Los Angeles Region Seismic Experiment (LARSE II); Shot points; California; Geologic setting; Shot-size determination

  • Gibbs, J. F.; Tinsley, J. C.; Boore, D. M.
    Borehole Velocity Measurements at Five Sites That Recorded the Cape Mendocino, California Earthquake of 25 April, 1992.
    January 2002, 58 p.
    Identifying Number(s): USGS/OFR-02-203
    Keywords: ; Ground motion; Velocity measurement; Boreholes; Earthquakes; Geological surveys; Acceleration; California; Data sources; Seismometers; Travel time; Seismic waves

  • Catchings, R. D.; Borchers, J. W.; Goldman, M. R.; Gandhok, G.; Ponce, D. A.; Steedman, C. E.
    Subsurface Structure of the East Bay Plain Ground-Water Basin: San Francisco Bay to the Hayward Fault, Alameda County, California.
    January 2006, 72 p.
    Identifying Number(s): USGS-OFR-2006-1084
    Keywords: Stratigraphy; Hazards; Seismic reflection; Basins; Ground water; Hydrogeology; Earthquakes; Alameda County (California); California; Subsurface structures; Tectonics; Geologic structures; San Francisco Bay; Geological faults; Sediments

  • Seismic Retrofit Incentive Programs. A Handbook for Local Governments.
    Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC., August 1994, 246 p.
    Identifying Number(s): FEMA-254
    Keywords: ; Emergency plans; Hazards; Buildings; Local government; Earthquake engineering; Case studies; Financing; Masonry; Communities; Seismic effects; California; Land use; Cities; Legislation; Retrofitting

  • Jones, L. M.; Bernknopf, R.; Cox, D.; Goltz, J.; Hudnut, K.; Mileti, D.; Perry, S.; Ponti, D.; Porter, K.; Reichle, M.; Seligson, H.; Shoaf, K.; Treiman, J.; Wein, A.
    ShakeOut Scenario. Version 1.0.
    January 2008, 312 p.
    Identifying Number(s): ['USGS-OFR-2008-1150', 'CGS-25']
    Keywords: Kern County (California); Scenarios; Damage assessment; Seismic design; Socioeconomic factors; Geology; Casualties; Orange County (California); Economic impact; Earthquakes; Utilities; Los Angeles County (California); Riverside County (California); Ground motion; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; San Bernardino County (California); Emergency preparedness; Aftershocks; California; Imperial County (California); Emergency response; San Andreas Fault; San Diego County (California); Ventura County (California)

  • Miranda, E.; Bertero, V. V.
    Evaluation of the Seismic Performance of a Ten-Story RC Building during the Whittier Narrows Earthquake.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.; California Div. of Mines and Geology, Sacramento.; Kajima Inst. of Construction Technology, Tokyo (Japan)., October 1991, 112 p.
    Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-91/10
    Keywords: Soil-structure interactions; Earth movements; Structural members; Elastic analysis; Fourier transformation; Earthquake damage; Ductility; Building codes; Earthquake engineering; Reinforced concrete; Seismic effects; Displacement; Spectrum analysis; California; Framed structures; Dynamic structural analysis; Dynamic response; Earthquake resistant structures; Loads (Forces); Structural vibration; Whittier Narrows Earthquake; Concrete structures

  • 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

  • De la Llera, J. C.; Chopra, A. K.
    Evaluation of Code Accidental-Torsion Provisions Using Earthquake Records from Three Nominally Symmetric-Plan Buildings.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.; California Strong Motion Instrumentation Program, Sacramento., July 1992, 170 p.
    Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-92/09
    Keywords: ; Building codes; Earthquake engineering; Lateral pressure; Seismic design; Torsion; Office buildings; California; Design standards; Structural analysis

  • Lew, M.; O'Rourke, T. D.; Dobry, R.; Koch, M. M.
    Assessment of Geotechnical Issues in Acute Care Facilities in California.
    Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA. Earthquake Engineering Research Centers Program., September 15, 2004, 150 p.
    Keywords: ; Hazards; Health care facilities; Acute care; Health facilities; Geology; Medical facilities; Safety engineering; Geotechnical engineering; California; Hospitals; Compliance; Structural analysis