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  • Planning Seismic Rehabilitation: Societal Issues.
    Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC., March 1998, 116 p.
    Keywords: ; Seismic design; Planning; Social factors; Economic factors; Earthquake resistance; US FEMA; Retrofitting; Earthquake damage; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Design analysis; Soil-structure interactions; Infrastructure; Seismic effects; Construction; Dynamic structural analysis

  • 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

  • Dikkers, R. D.; Chung, R. M.; Mohraz, B.; Lew, H. S.; Wright, R. N.
    Proceedings of a Workshop on Developing and Adopting Seismic Design and Construction Standards for Lifelines. Held in Denver, Colorado on September 25-27, 1991.
    Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC., October 1996, 356 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-5907
    Keywords: Seismic design; Liquid fuels; Water systems; Electric power; Sewer systems; Federal government; Public utilities; Government policies; Soil-structure interactions; Guidelines; Natural gas distribution systems; Lifelines; Telecommunication; Vulnerability; Transportation sector; Regulations; Meetings; Earthquake resistance; Design standards; Earthquake engineering; Economic analysis; Government agencies; Construction

  • Ghosh, S. K.; Khuntia, M.
    Comparison of the Seismic Provisions of Model Building Codes of Model Building Codes and Standards to the 1997 NEHRP Recommended Provisions.
    National Inst. of Standards and Technology (BFRL), Gaithersburg, MD., September 2001, 204 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NIST/GCR-01/821
    Keywords: Seismic design; Standards; Regulations; NEHRP (National Earthquake Hazard Reduction program); 1997 NEHRP provisions; 2000 International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings; Construction materials; Design standards; Buildings; Safety engineering; Structural design; 2000 International Building Code; Earthquake engineering; ASCE 7-98 Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures; Comparison; Building codes; Design criteria; Construction

  • Literature Review on Seismic Performance of Building Cladding Systems.
    National Inst. of Standards and Technology (BFRL), Gaithersburg, MD., February 1995, 186 p.
    Keywords: ; Seismic design; Reinforced concrete; Soil-structure interactions; Seismic isolation; Structural members; Steels; Literature surveys; Buildings; Cladding; Building codes; Seismic effects; Structural analysis; Earthquake resistance; Precast concrete; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Structural response; Construction

  • Raufaste, N. J.
    Project Summaries 1996: NIST Building and Fire Research Laboratory.
    September 1996, 232 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NIST/SP-838-10
    Keywords: ; Fire safety; Structural engineering; Building; Research management; Standards; Flammability testing; Construction materials; Safety engineering; United States; Fires; Earthquake engineering; Testing laboratories; Building codes; Construction

  • Raufaste, N. J.
    Project Summaries 1997: NIST Building and Fire Research Laboratory.
    November 1997, 230 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NIST/SP-838/13
    Keywords: ; Fire safety; Structural engineering; Research management; Standards; Flammability testing; Construction materials; Safety engineering; United States; Fires; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Testing laboratories; Building codes; Construction

  • Bradley, G. L.; Chang, P. C.; Taylor, A. W.
    Determination of the Ultimate Capacity of Elastomeric Bearings under Axial Loading.
    National Inst. of Standards and Technology (BFRL), Gaithersburg, MD. Structures Div., February 1998, 158 p.
    Keywords: ; Elastomers; Seismic design; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Vibration damping; Tests; Bearings; Loads (Forces); Construction

  • Raufaste, N. J.
    Project Summaries 1998. NIST Building and Fire Research Laboratory.
    July 1998, 244 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-6203
    Keywords: ; Fire safety; Structural engineering; Research management; Standards; Flammability testing; Construction materials; Safety engineering; United States; Fires; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Testing laboratories; Building codes; Construction

  • Culver, C.; Iwankiw, N.; Kuentz, A.
    Workshop on Steel Research Needs for Buildings, Held at Gaithersburg, Maryland, March 5-6, 1985.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.; American Inst. of Steel Construction, Chicago, IL.; American Iron and Steel Inst., Washington, DC.; Metal Building Mfrs. Association, Cleveland, OH., May 1985, 96 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NBS/SP-693
    Keywords: Fire safety; Steel construction; Structural engineering; Design; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Loads (Forces); Construction