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  • Homebuilder's Guide to Earthquake Resistant Design and Construction.
    Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC., June 2006, 226 p.
    Keywords: Chimneys; Seismic design; Two-family houses; Home contents; Lessons learned; Fireplaces; Requirements; One-family houses; Foundations; Floor construction; Foundation walls; Balconies; Best practices; Homebuilder's guide; Roof-ceiling systems; Design; Earthquake resistance; Walls; Existing houses; Anchorage; Construction

  • Pollino, M.; Bruneau, M.
    Analytical and Experimental Investigation of a Controlled Rocking Approach for Seismic Protection of Bridge Steel Truss Piers.
    Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC., January 21, 2008, 488 p.
    Identifying Number(s): MCEER-08-0003
    Keywords: Seismic design; Testing; Rocking approach; Retrofitting; Dynamic response; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Bridge piers; Excitation; Foundations; Trusses; Forces (Loads); Bridge steel truss piers; Structural analysis

  • Fenves, G.; Chopra, A. K.
    EAGD-84: A Computer Program for Earthquake Analysis of Concrete Gravity Dams.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., August 1984, 99 p.
    Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-84/11
    Keywords: Rocks; Water; Seismic waves; Sediments; Alluvium; Gravity dams; Reservoirs; Earthquake engineering; Dynamic structural analysis; Soil dynamics; Computer programs; Foundations; Concrete dams; Earthquakes; EAGD-84 computer program

  • Fenves, G.; Chopra, A. K.
    Earthquake Analysis and Response of Concrete Gravity Dams.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., August 1984, 240 p.
    Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-84/10
    Keywords: Energy absorption; Design; Seismic waves; Alluvium; Gravity dams; Concrete dams; Reservoirs; Earthquake engineering; Safety; Soil dynamics; Sediments; Foundations; Rocks; Earthquakes; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Clough, R. W.; Chang, K. T.; Chen, H. Q.; Stephen, R. M.; Ghanaat, Y.
    Dynamic Response Behavior of Quan Shui Dam.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., November 1984, 130 p.
    Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-84/20
    Keywords: Earthquake resistant structures; Vibration; Mathematical models; Spillways; Arch dams; Quan Shui Dam; Dynamic response; Correlation; Foundations; Earthquakes

  • Fok, K. L.; Chopra, A. K.
    Earthquake Analysis and Response of Concrete Arch Dams.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., July 1985, 216 p.
    Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-85/07
    Keywords: Design; Seismic waves; Arch dams; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Safety; Foundations; Concrete dams; Sediments; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Saxena, S. K.; Reddy, R. K.
    Mechanical Behavior of Cemented Sands.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Directorate for Engineering., June 1987, 189 p.
    Identifying Number(s): IIT-CE-8701
    Keywords: Consolidation; Cementation; Soil stabilization; Static tests; Earthquake engineering; Foundations; Sands; Triaxial tests

  • Kelly, J. M.; Griffith, M. C.; Aiken, I. D.
    Displacement Control and Uplift Restraint Device for Base Isolated Structures.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., April 1987, 72 p.
    Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-87/03
    Keywords: ; Seismic design; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Ground motion; Vibration isolation; Foundations; Stiffness; Isolators; Bearings

  • Pantelic, J.; Reinhorn, A.
    Report on the Whittier-Narrows, California Earthquake of October 1, 1987.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., November 1987, 34 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NCEER-87-0026
    Keywords: Structures; Emergency planning; Damage; Disasters; Disaster relief; Responses; Loads (Forces); Economic factors; Hazards; Safety; Bridge foundations; Foundations; Insurance; Construction; Foreign technology; Buildings; Recovery; Disaster recovery; Mortality; Emergencies; Walls; Ground motion; Disaster planning; Health; Earthquakes

  • Mamoon, S. M.; Banerjee, P. K.; Ahmad, S.
    Seismic Response of Pile Foundations.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., November 1, 1988, 58 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NCEER-88-0034
    Keywords: ; Subsurface structures; Motion studies; Graphs (Charts); Dynamic response; Mechanical properties; Soil dynamics; Pile foundations; Foundations; Loads (Forces); Soil mechanics; Earthquakes; Dynamic structural analysis