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Wieczorek, G. F.; Jakob, M.; Motka, R. J.; Zirnheld, S. L.; Craw, P.
Preliminary Assessment of Landslide-Induced Wave Hazards: Tidal Inlet, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska.
January 2008, 62 p.
Identifying Number(s): USGS/OFR-03-100
Keywords: Rocks; Hazards; Ground motion; Landslide-induced wave; Ocean waves; Earthquakes; Landslides; Glacier Bay National Park; Shores; Slopes; Assessments; Alaska; Ships; Debris; GlaciersSocietal Implications: Selected Readings. Earthquake Hazards Reduction Series 14.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC., June 1985, 171 p.
Identifying Number(s): FEMA-84
Keywords: Hazards; Buildings; Regulations; Earthquake engineering; Building codes; Local government; Seismic design; National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program (NEHRP); State government; Safety; Construction; Design standards; Mitigation; CostsLandslide Loss Reduction: A Guide for State and Local Government Planning. Earthquake Hazards Reduction Series 52.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC., August 1989, 60 p.
Identifying Number(s): FEMA-182
Keywords: ; Emergency plans; Hazards; Local government; State government; Landslides; Losses; Geological processes; Methodology; Ground movements; Resources; Mitigation; DisastersMiles, S. B.; Keefer, D. K.
Comprehensive Areal Model of Earthquake-Induced Landslides: Technical Specification and User Guide.
January 2007, 69 p.
Identifying Number(s): USGS-OFR-2007-1072
Keywords: ; Rocks; Hazards; Earthquakes; Soils; User guides; Landslides; Maps; DesignWood, N.; Soulard, C.
Variations in Community Exposure and Sensitivity to Tsunami Hazards on the Open-Ocean and Strait of Juan de Fuca Coasts of Washington.
January 2008, 44 p.
Identifying Number(s): USGS-SIR-2008-5004
Keywords: Geographic information system tools; Hazards; Tsunamis; Coastal areas; Composite indices; Vulnerability assessments; Figures; Tables (Data); Earthquakes; Exposure; Critical facilities data; Strait of Juan de Fuca; Sensitivity; Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ) earthquake; Land cover data; Population data; Economic assests; Statistical analysis; Washington (State); Communities; Natural disasters; Economic dataBenjamin, J. R.; Webster, F. A.
Optimal Reliability of Lifeline Levee Systems Under Multiple Natural Hazards.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., August 1, 1984, 138 p.
Identifying Number(s): JBA-109-030-H-01
Keywords: ; Failure; Hazards; Water flow; Graphs (Charts); Earthquakes; Levels; Probability theory; Subsidence; Bursting; Landslides; Stability; Flooding; Mathematical models; Flood control; Shear strength; Drawdown; DisastersPoland, C. D.; Malley, J. O.
Procedure for the Seismic Evaluation of Buildings in the Central and Eastern United States.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.; New York State Science and Technology Foundation, Albany., April 2, 1992, 469 p.
Identifying Number(s): NCEER-92-0008
Keywords: Dynamic response; Earthquake resistance; Hazards; Buildings; Steel structures; Eastern region (United States); Central plains region (United States); Earthquake engineering; Earthquake damage; Evaluation; Structural vibration; Concrete structures; Dynamic loads; Structural analysisPerkins, J.
Liability of Private Businesses and Industries for Earthquake Hazards and Losses: A Guide to the Law, Its Impacts and Safety Implications.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., September 1984, 59 p.
Keywords: Law (Jurisprudence); Hazards; Earthquakes; Torts; Safety; Private organizations; Industries; Private lawEwing, R. D.; Johnson, A. W.; Kariotis, J. C.
Methodology for Mitigation of Seismic Hazards in Existing Unreinforced Masonry Buildings: The Methodology (Revised).
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., January 1984, 208 p.
Identifying Number(s): ABK-TR-08
Keywords: Seismic waves; Dynamic structural analysis; Ground motion; Buildings; Hazards; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Masonry; Earthquakes; Methodology; Seismic riskComerio, M.; Levin, H.
Earthquake Hazards and Wood Frame Houses. What You Should Know and Can Do.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., cJanuary 1982, 53 p.
Keywords: Damage; Hazards; Manuals; Earthquake engineering; Earthquakes; Wooden structures; Tsunanis; Houses; Structural analysis; Earth movement; Seismic waves