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  • Ballantyne, D. B.; Crouse, C. B.
    Reliability and Restoration of Water Supply Systems for Fire Suppression and Drinking Following Earthquakes.
    November 1997, 206 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NIST/GCR-97-730
    Keywords: ; Water systems; Alternatives; Distribution systems; Fire departments; Drinking water; Water supply; Performance evaluation; Fire fighting; Hazards; Pumping; Reliability; Municipal water; Water pipes; Storage tanks; Earthquake damage; Repairing; Reservoirs; Restoration; Water distribution; Seismic effects; Potable water; Water treatment plants; Pipelines

  • Yancey, C. W.; Cheok, G. S.; Sadek, F.; Mohraz, B.
    Summary of the Structural Performance of Single-Family, Wood-Frame Housing.
    September 1998, 176 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-6224
    Keywords: Damage assessment; Wind effects; Hurricanes; Structural failure; Storm damage; Earthquake damage; Performance evaluation; Dynamic response; Structural damage; Failure mode analysis; Design analysis; Residential buildings; Wood frame construction; Seismic effects; Houses; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Fleming, R. P.
    Analysis of Fire Sprinkler System Performance in the Northridge Earthquake.
    National Inst. of Standards and Technology (BFRL), Gaithersburg, MD., January 1998, 68 p.
    Keywords: Sprinkler systems; Damage assessment; California; Earthquake damage; Performance evaluation; Earthquake engineering; Fire hazards; Fire suppression; Improvements; Northridge Earthquake; Fire protection

  • Cooper, T. W.
    Study of the Performance of Petroleum Storage Tanks during Earthquakes, 1933-1995.
    June 1997, 118 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NIST/GCR-97/720
    Keywords: ; Damage assessment; Storage tanks; Earthquake damage; Performance evaluation; Earthquake engineering; Design analysis; Soil structure interactions; Petroleum industry; Seismic effects

  • Sadek, F.; Mohraz, B.; Riley, M. A.
    Linear Static and Dynamic Procedures for Structures with Velocity-Dependent Supplemental Dampers.
    May 1999, 60 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-6329
    Keywords: Seismic effects; Structural vibration; Earthquake resistance; Performance evaluation; Degrees of freedom; Structural response; Energy dissipation; Static response; Vibration damping; Design analysis; Passive systems; Dampers; Building codes; Linearity; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Cattaneo, L.; Harris, J. R.; Reinhold, T. A.; Simiu, E.; Yancey, C. W. C.
    Wind, Earthquake, Snow, and Hail Loads on Solar Collectors.
    Department of Energy, Washington, DC., January 1981, 97 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NBSIR-81-2199
    Keywords: Structural engineering; Wind (Meteorology); Solar collectors; Field tests; Loads (Forces); Performance evaluation; Snowfall; Snow; Flat plate collectors; Hail; Earthquakes

  • Experimental Seismic Performance Evaluation of Isolation/Restraint Systems for Mechanical Equipment. Part I: Heavy Equipment Study.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA. Earthquake Engineering Research Centers Program., June 6, 2007, 178 p.
    Identifying Number(s): MCEER-07-0007
    Keywords: ; Seismic design; Dynamic loads; Cooling and ventilating equipment; Air conditioning equipment; Performance evaluation; Earthquake engineering; Refrigerators; HVAC systems; Restraints; Mechanical properties

  • Shama, A. A.; Mander, J. B.; Friedland, I. M.; Allicock, D. R.
    Seismic Vulnerability of Timber Bridges and Timber Substructures.
    Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC.; National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA. Earthquake Engineering Research Centers Program., June 7, 2007, 198 p.
    Identifying Number(s): MCEER-07-0008
    Keywords: ; Bridges; Vulnerability; Damage assessment; Substructures; Earthquake damage; Wooden structures; Pile structures; Earthquake engineering; Failure mode analysis; Strength; Performance evaluation; Cyclic loads; Modeling; Retrofit; Seismic effects; Ductility

  • Constantinou, M. C.; Whittaker, A. S.; Kalpakidis, Y.; Fenz, D. M.; Warn, G. P.
    Performance of Seismic Isolation Hardware Under Service and Seismic Loading.
    Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC.; National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA. Earthquake Engineering Research Centers Program., August 27, 2007, 472 p.
    Identifying Number(s): MCEER-07-0012
    Keywords: ; Elastomers; Seismic design; Bridges; Seismic loads; Testing; Damping; Performance evaluation; Earthquake engineering; Vibration isolators; Bearings; Loads (Forces); Seismic isolation; Mechanical properties

  • Todd, D.; Anderson, E.; Carino, N.; Cheok, G.; Chung, R.; Gross, J.; Phan, L.; Schultz, A. E.; Shenton, H. W.; Taylor, A.; Yancey, C. W. C.
    Performance of HUD-Affiliated Properties during the January 17, 1994 Northridge Earthquake.
    Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC., August 1994, 60 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-5488
    Keywords: Damage assessment; Southern Region (California); Nonstructural damage; Structural vibration; California; Earthquake damage; Dynamic response; Performance evaluation; Multifamily housing; US HUD; Soil structure interactions; Residential buildings; Structural damage; Seismic effects; Northridge Earthquake; Dynamic structural analysis