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Glaser, 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 stressRoss, K. E. K.
Proceedings from Earthquakes in the Northeast. Are We Ignoring the Hazards. A Workshop on Earthquake Science and Safety for Educators. Held in Durham, New Hampshire on September 25-26, 1992.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.; New York State Science and Technology Foundation, Albany., April 2, 1993, 156 p.
Identifying Number(s): NCEER-93-0005
Keywords: Education; Buildings; Meetings; Northeastern Region (United States); Earthquakes; Students; Emergency planning; Curriculum; Geology; Psychology; Preparedness; Schools; Safety; Children; DisastersHAZUS-MH Estimated Annualized Earthquake Losses for the United States.
April 2008, 66 p.
Keywords: Emergency plans; Hazards; Risk assessment; Vulnerability; Earthquakes; Urban areas; US FEMA; HAZUS-MH; DisastersFacilities Management of Existing School Buildings: Two Models.
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.; Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC., December 1994, 100 p.
Keywords: Emergency plans; Educational facilities; Case studies; Crisis management; Earthquakes; Facilities management; Public schools; Safety; School buildings; Improvement; Management planning and controlExisting School Buildings: Incremental Seismic Retrofit Opportunties.
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., July 1995, 65 p.
Keywords: Inspection; Emergency plans; Facility management; Seismic design; Earthquakes; Prevention; School buildings; Evaluation methods; Standards; RetrofittingHutt, C. R.; Nigbor, R. L.; Evans, J. R.
Proceedings of the Guidelines for Seismometer Testing Workshop, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 9-10 May 2005 (GST2).
January 2005, 51 p.
Keywords: Seismic detection; Inertial sensors; Long term viability; Meetings; Working groups; Earthquakes; Wrokshops; Guidelines; Testing; Purpose; Characterizing; Monitoring; Recommendations; Objectives; SeismometersGulec, C. K.; Whittaker, A. S.
Performance-Based Assessment and Design of Squat Reinforced Concrete Shear Walls.
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA. Earthquake Engineering Research Centers Program., September 15, 2009, 664 p.
Identifying Number(s): MCEER-09-0010
Keywords: Boundary elements; Elevation; Finite elements; Earthquakes; Reinforced concrete; Loading (Structural); Walls; Ibarra-Krawinkler pinching model; Fatigue (Tests); Stiffness degradation; Shear strengthDixon, J. P.; Power, J. A.
Volcanic-Tectonic Earthquake Swarm at Mount Martin, Alaska, January 2006.
July 14, 2009, 24 p.
Identifying Number(s): USGS-PP-1760-D
Keywords: Earthquakes; Monitoring; Velocity; Mount Martin (Alaska); Alaska; Volcanoes; Tectonics; Sesimic wavesWer, 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