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  • Studies in Geophysics: Active Tectonics.
    Geological Survey, Washington, DC.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.; National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.; National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC., January 1986, 281 p.
    Identifying Number(s): ISBN-0-309-03638-0
    Keywords: Geophysics; Subsidence; Education; Geology; Tectonics; Research projects; Volcanic ejecta; California; Geochronology; Geodesy; Mississippi River; Hazards; San Andreas Fault; Meetings; Books; Earthquakes; Geological faults

  • Recommendations for the Strong-Motion Program in the United States.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., July 1987, 68 p.
    Identifying Number(s): CETS-EE-006
    Keywords: ; Economic factors; Earthquake resistant structures; Bursting; Earthquakes; Hazards; Safety; Motion; Seismographs; Design criteria; Geological faults

  • Bray, J. D.; Seed, R. B.; Seed, H. B.
    Effects of Tectonic Movements on Stresses and Deformations in Earth Embankments.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., September 1989, 454 p.
    Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-90/13
    Keywords: ; Numerical analysis; Embankments; Deformation; Earth movements; Stress analysis; Dams; Subsidence; Tectonics; Mathematical models; Foundations; Mass movements (Geology); Soil mechanics; Soil tests; Case histories; Geological faults; Finite element method; Clays; Model tests; Earthquake engineering; Reviews

  • Nalivkin, D. V.
    Hurricanes, Storms and Tornadoes: Geographic Characteristics and Geological Activity.
    cJanuary 1982, 609 p.
    Identifying Number(s): TT-75-52013
    Keywords: Hurricanes; Tornadoes; Ocean currents; Storms; Geography; Sedimentation; Meteorology; Marine meteorology; Air currents; Geological faults; Marine microorganisms; Wind (Meteorology); Air water interactions; Foreign technology; Atmospheric circulation; Geology; Translations; Environmental transport; Air land interactions; Earthquakes

  • Stewart, J. P.; Bray, J. D.; Seed, R. B.; Sitar, N.
    Preliminary Report on the Principal Geotechnical Aspects of the January 17, 1994 Northridge Earthquake.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.; David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Los Altos, CA., June 1994, 260 p.
    Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-94/08
    Keywords: Structures; Landslides; Earth movements; Seismic epicenter; San Gabriel mountains; Liquefaction; Dams; Seismographs; Damage assessment; San Fernando Valley; Performance evaluation; Los Angeles (California); Solid wastes; Earthquakes; Geological faults; Earthquake resistant structures; California; Earthquake damage; Earth fills; Soil properties; Failure; Maps; Northridge Earthquake

  • Keefer, D. K.
    Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989; Landslides. Strong Ground Motion and Ground Failure.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., January 1997, 190 p.
    Identifying Number(s): USGS-PP-1551-C
    Keywords: Damage assessment; Southern Region (California); Geology; Coasts; Loma Prieta Earthquake; California; Landfills; Seismic epicenter; Slopes; San Francisco (California); Soil dynamics; Santa Cruze County (California); Dams; Trenching; Seismic effects; Earthquakes; Geological faults

  • Chiou, S. J.
    Estimation of Seismic Source Processes Using Strong Motion Array Data.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., July 1991, 152 p.
    Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-91/07
    Keywords: Mapping; SMART1 (Strong Motion Array Taiwan 1); Prototypes; Arrays; Algorithms; Mathematical models; Seismology; Seismic epicenter; Magnitude; Earth crust; Ray tracing; Measurement; Rupture; Acceleration; Motion; Earthquakes; Geological faults

  • Earthquake Preparedness in the San Francisco Bay Region: An Inventory and Assessment of Current Programs and Activities and Recommendations for Future Comprehensive Earthquake Preparedness Projects.
    California Seismic Safety Commission, Sacramento.; Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC., September 1984, 126 p.
    Keywords: Structures; Civil defense; Objectives; Damage; Policies; State government; Disasters; Casualties; Fires; Hazards; Urban areas; San Francisco (California); History; Assessments; Losses; Earthquakes; Geological faults

  • White, R. L.
    Methods of Mmax Estimation East of the Rocky Mountains.
    Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC., January 2009, 48 p.
    Identifying Number(s): USGS-OFR-2009-1018
    Keywords: ; Rocky Mountains; Estimates; Geology; Tectonics; Historical data; Seismicity; Earthquakes; Geological faults