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Primer for Design Professionals: Communicating with Owners and Managers of New Buildings on Earthquake Risk. Providing Protection to People and Buildings.
January 2004, 118 p.
Identifying Number(s): FEMA-389
Keywords: ; Seismic design; Earthquake resistant structures; Building construction; Site selection; Design; Planning; Risk management; US FEMA; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Hazards; PerformanceSadek, 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 analysisEllingwood, B.; Galambos, T. V.; MacGregor, J. G.; Cornell, C. A.
Development of a Probability Based Load Criterion for American National Standard A58, Building Code Requirements for Minimum Design Loads in Buildings and Other Structures.
June 1980, 232 p.
Identifying Number(s): NBS-SP-577
Keywords: Dynamic loads; Static loads; Probability density functions; Design; Specifications; Construction materials; UNIVAC-1108 computers; Aerodynamic loads; Computer programs; Fortran; Building codesBerg, G. V.; Bolt, B. A.; Sozen, M. A.; Rojahn, C.
Earthquake in Romania March 4, 1977 - An Engineering Report.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., December 1980, 56 p.
Keywords: Structural engineering; Seismic design; Damage assessment; Earthquake resistant structures; Bucharest (Romania); Design; Precast concrete; Reinforced concrete; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Ground motion; Romania; Building codes; EarthquakesCulver, C.
Earthquake Related Activities of the Center for Building Technology.
March 1977, 30 p.
Identifying Number(s): NBSIR-76-1193
Keywords: Structural engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Abatement; Design; Disaster mitigation; Structural design; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; DisastersCulver, 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); ConstructionLeyendecker, E. V.; Turner, G. E.; Fattal, S. G.
Workshops Convened by the Interagency Committee on Seismic Safety in Construction during 1984.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC., May 1985, 48 p.
Identifying Number(s): NBSIR-85/3161
Keywords: Seismic waves; Design; Standards; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Earthquakes; Hazards; Safety; Meetings; Building codes; ConstructionScribner, C. F.; Leyendecker, E. V.
Plan for a Design Study for a National Earthquake Engineering Experimental Facility.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC., October 1986, 28 p.
Identifying Number(s): NBSIR-86/3453
Keywords: US NRC; Earthquake resistant structures; Stress; Static loads; Design; Standards; Earth movements; Engineering; Rock mechanics; Building codes; EarthquakesMoehle, J. P.; Hooper, J. D.; Lubke, C. D.
Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete Special Moment Frames: A Guide for Practicing Engineers. NEHRP Seismic Design Technical Brief No. 1.
National Inst. of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD. Building Fire Research Laboratory., August 2008, 31 p.
Identifying Number(s): NIST/GCR-8-917-1
Keywords: ; Reinforced concrete; Design; Columns (Supports); Joints; Earthquake resistance structures; Buildings; Beams; Earthquake engineering; Requirements; Recommendations; Seismic effects; Construction; Building codesQu, B.; Bruneau, M.
Seismic Behavior and Design of Boundary Frame Members of Steel Plate Shear Walls.
Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., April 26, 2008, 274 p.
Identifying Number(s): MCEER-08-0012
Keywords: ; Shear walls; Design; Walls; Ground motion; Steel plates; Infill panels; Stresses; Composite materials; Seismic effects; Earthquakes