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Ramirez, O. M.; Constantinou, M. C.; Kircher, C. A.; Whittaker, A. S.; Johnson, M. W.; Gomez, J. D.
Development and Evaluation of Simplified Procedures for Analysis and Design of Buildings with Passive Energy Dissipation Systems.
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.; Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC., December 8, 2000, 516 p.
Identifying Number(s): MCEER-00-0010
Keywords: ; Seismic design; Mathematical models; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Vibration damping; Soil structure interactions; Lateral pressureShinozuka, M.; O'Rourke, T. D.; Inman, D. J.
Proceedings of the First MCEER Workshop on Mitigation of Earthquake Disaster by Advanced Technologies (MEDTA-1). Held in Los Angeles, California on March 2-3, 2000.
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., November 2000, 276 p.
Identifying Number(s): MCEER-00-0009
Keywords: Synthetic aperture radar; Civil infrastructure; Earthquake engineering; Remote sensing; Meetings; Damage assessments; Lifelines; Geographic information systems; Supervisory control and data acquisition systems (SCADA); Mitigation of Earthquake Disaster by Advanced Technologies (MEDAT)Hamburger, R. O.
Policy Guide to Steel Moment-frame Construction.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC., November 2000, 32 p.
Keywords: Damage assessment; Cracking (Fracture); Northridge (California); Earthquake engineering; Los Angeles (California); Welded joints; Fractures (Materials)Report on Costs and Benefits of Natural Hazard Mitigation.
January 2000, 58 p.
Keywords: ; Seismic design; Emergency preparedness; Benefits; Natural disasters; Wind (Meteorology); US FEMA; Costs; Retrofitting; Cities; Earthquake engineering; Case studies; Land use planningProtecting Business Operations. Second Report on Costs and Benefits of Natural Hazard Mitigation.
August 1998, 48 p.
Identifying Number(s): FEMA-331
Keywords: ; Seismic design; Emergency preparedness; Businesses; Hurricanes; US FEMA; Floods; Cost benefit analysis; Earthquake engineering; Case studies; Natural hazardsNEHRP Recommended Provisions for Seismic Regulations for New Buildings and Other Structures. Part 2. Commentary. 2000 Edition.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC., March 2001, 460 p.
Keywords: Structural engineering; Seismic design; Earthquakes resistant structures; Provisions; Quality assurance; Regulations; Construction materials; Structural design; Design standards; Earthquake engineering; National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program (NEHRAP); NEHRP (National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program); Building codes; Design criteria; Dynamic structural analysisBruneau, M.; Inman, D. J.
Proceedings of the Second NCEER Workshop on Mitigation of Earthquake Disaster by Advanced Technologies (MEDAT-2). Held in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 30-December 1, 2000.
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA. Earthquake Engineering Research Centers Program., July 23, 2001, 342 p.
Identifying Number(s): MCEER-01-0002
Keywords: ; Structures; Damage assessment; Retrofitting; Technology innovation; Structural properties; Damping; Earthquake engineering; Meetings; Liquefaction; Hospitals; Piping systems; Health care facilities; Soil mechanicsVian, D.; Bruneau, M.
Experimental Investigation of P-Delta Effects to Collapse During Earthquakes.
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA. Earthquake Engineering Research Centers Program., June 25, 2001, 364 p.
Identifying Number(s): MCEER-01-0001
Keywords: Collapses; Structural safety; Damage; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Single Degree of Freedom; Highway bridges; Piers; Performance limits; Shaking table tests; P delta effectsBruneau, M.; Whittaker, A.; Reinhorn, A.
Engineering and Organizational Issues Related to The World Trade Center Terrorist Attack. Volume 1: Overview of Damage to Buildings near Ground Zero.
March 2002, 46 p.
Keywords: Analytical methods; Damage assessment; Debris; Ground Zero; Cost effectiveness; Terrorist attacks; New York; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Attack; World Trade Center; Terrorism; Manhattan (New York); Multidisciplinary teams; Structural analysisBerman, J.; Warn, G.; Whittaker, A.; Bruneau, M.
Engineering and Organizational Issues Related to The World Trade Center Terrorist Attack. Volume 2: Reconnaissance and Preliminary Assessment of a Damaged Building Near Ground Zero.
April 2002, 40 p.
Keywords: Nonlinear analysis; Damage assessment; Collapse; Debris; Ground Zero; New York; Research; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Linear analysis; Attack; Reconnaissance; World Trade Center; Infrastructure; Terrorism; Multidisciplinary teams; Gravity loads; Structural analysis