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  • Chung, R.
    January 17, 1995 Hyogoken-Nanbu (Kobe) Earthquake. Performance of Structures, Lifelines and Fire Protection Systems. Executive Summary and Paper.
    July 1996, 574 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NIST/SP-901
    Keywords: Bridges; Reinforced concrete; Communication links; Electric power; Sewer systems; Steel structures; Wood structures; Public utilities; Hyogoken-Nanbu Earthquake; Dynamic structural analysis; Liquefaction; Soil-structure interactions; Kobe (Japan); Harbors; Damage assessment; Lifelines; Hokkaido Island; Airports; Highways; Sewage treatment plants; Transportation sector; Earthquake damage; Buildings; Fires; Seismic effects; Water treatment plants; Earthquake engineering; Subways; Pipelines; Gas utilities

  • Raufaste, N. J.
    Wind and Seismic Effects: Proceedings of the Joint Meeting of the U.S.-Japan Cooperative Program in Natural Resources Panel on Wind and Seismic Effects (28th). Held in Gaithersburg, Maryland on May 14-17, 1996.
    August 1996, 644 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NIST/SP-904
    Keywords: Highway engineering; Bridges; Dynamic loads; Wind loads; Research programs; Wind engineering; Tsunamis; Dams; Risk assessment; Storm surges; Lifelines; Earthquake resistant structures; Structural vibration; Retrofitting; Repairing; Meetings; Seismic effects; Design criteria; Structural engineering; Wind effects; Wind pressure; Geotechnical engineering; Design standards; Earthquake engineering; Foundations (Structures); Earthquakes; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Sadek, F.; Mohraz, B.; Taylor, A. W.; Chung, R. M.
    Passive Energy Dissipation Devices for Seismic Applications.
    November 1996, 66 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-5923
    Keywords: ; Vibration control; Performance evaluation; Vibration damping; Design analysis; Tuning; Viscosity; Structural vibration; Dampers; Seismic effects; Shape memory alloys; Friction; Earthquake resistance; Degrees of freedom; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Energy dissipation; Passive systems; Structural response; Viscoelasticity; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Sadek, F.; Mohraz, B.; Lew, H. S.
    Single and Multiple Tuned Liquid Column Dampers for Seismic Applications.
    November 1996, 43 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-5920
    Keywords: Energy absorption; Loads (Forces); Liquid column dampers; Performance evaluation; Vibration damping; Acceleration; Design analysis; Tuning; Structural vibration; Seismic effects; Earthquake resistance; Dynamic response; Ground motion; Degrees of freedom; Energy dissipation; Earthquake engineering; Passive systems; Structural response; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Schiff, A. J.
    Northridge Earthquake: Lifeline Performance and Post-Earthquake Response.
    National Inst. of Standards and Technology (BFRL), Gaithersburg, MD., April 1997, 346 p.
    Identifying Number(s): MONO-8
    Keywords: Liquid fuels; Water systems; Bridges (Structures); Sewer systems; Public utilities; Dynamic structural analysis; Ports (Facilities); Soil-structure interactions; Communication systems; Operating systems; Fire departments; Harbors; Damage assessment; Design analysis; Airports; Highways; Transportation sector; Hospitals; Earthquake damage; Buildings; Seismic effects; Waste water; Emergency response; Electric power distribution; Northridge earthquake; Pipelines; Gas utilities

  • Lizundia, B.; Holmes, W. T.; Longstreth, M.; Kren, A.; Abrams, D. P.
    Development of Procedures to Enhance the Performance of Rehabilitated URM Buildings.
    National Inst. of Standards and Technology (BFRL), Gaithersburg, MD., August 1997, 110 p.
    Keywords: Seismic design; Construction materials; Cost benefit analysis; Grouts; Damage assessment; Anchors (Structural); URM (Unreinforced Masonry); Earthquake resistant structures; Epoxies; Cost estimation; Retrofitting; Bracing; Stiffening; Earthquake damage; Buildings; Design criteria; Unreinforced masonry; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Holes (Openings); Cost effectiveness; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Lizundia, B.; Holmes, W. T.; Longstreth, M.; Kren, A.; Abrams, D. P.
    Development of Procedures to Enhance the Performance of Rehabilitated URM Buildings. Appendices.
    National Inst. of Standards and Technology (BFRL), Gaithersburg, MD., August 1997, 370 p.
    Keywords: Seismic design; Construction materials; Cost benefit analysis; Grouts; Damage assessment; Anchors (Structural); URM (Unreinforced Masonry); Earthquake resistant structures; Epoxies; Cost estimation; Retrofitting; Bracing; Stiffening; Earthquake damage; Buildings; Design criteria; Unreinforced masonry; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Holes (Openings); Cost effectiveness; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Sadek, F.; Mohraz, B.
    Semi-Active Control Algorithms for Structures with Variable Dampers.
    October 1997, 50 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-6052
    Keywords: ; Seismic design; Design; Algorithms; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Vibration damping; Accelerometers; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Kunnath, S. K.; El-Bahy, A.; Taylor, A. W.; Stone, W. C.
    Cumulative Seismic Damage of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Piers.
    National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; Federal Highway Administration, McLean, VA.; California State Dept. of Transportation, Sacramento. Office of Structures Design., October 1997, 142 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-6075
    Keywords: ; Failure modes; Bridges (Structures); Seismic design; Damage assessment; Reinforced concrete; Columns (Supports); Structural failure; Earthquake damage; Dynamic response; Earthquake engineering; Fatigue limit; Cyclic loads; Displacement; Hysteresis; Ductility; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Kunnath, S. K.; El-Bahy, A.; Taylor, A.; Stone, W.
    Cumulative Seismic Damage of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Piers.
    Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC., September 2, 1997, 204 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NCEER-97-0006
    Keywords: ; Seismic design; Reinforced concrete; Columns (Supports); Displacement; Hysteresis; Structural members; Damage assessment; Structural fatigue; Bridge piers; Cyclic loads; Ductility; Failure modes; Earthquake damage; Fatigue limit; Highway bridges; Dynamic response; Earthquake engineering; Energy dissipation; Reinforcement (Structures); Dynamic structural analysis