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Miles, S. B.; Chang, S. E.
Urban Disaster Recovery: A Framework and Simulation Model.
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.; Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY., July 25, 2003, 126 p.
Keywords: ; Sensitivity analysis; Literature review; Prototypes; Earthquakes; Emergency planning; Decision making; Management; Urban areas; Computerized simulation; Disaster recovery; Socioeconomics; DisastersRisk Management Series: Incremental Seismic Rehabilitation of Hospital Buildings. Providing Protection to People and Buildings.
December 2003, 91 p.
Identifying Number(s): FEMA-396
Keywords: ; Risk management; Buildings; Hazards; Earthquakes; Death; Seismic effects; Safety; Structural collapse; Impact damage; Hospitals; Catastrophic conditions; Wounds and injuries; RehabilitationLegg, M. R.; Borrero, J. C.; Synolakis, C. E.
Evaluation of Tsunami Risk to Southern California Cities.
January 2003, 68 p.
Identifying Number(s): PF-2002-11
Keywords: Tsunamis; Risk assessment; Coastal areas; Computer models; Faults (Geologic); Earthquakes; Sea floors; Seafloor lift; Risks; California; Deformation; Metropolitan areas; Tectonics; Ocean bottoms; CoastsWalker, D. A.
Tsunami Facts.
Geological Survey, Honolulu, HI., January 1994, 96 p.
Identifying Number(s): SOEST-TR-94-03
Keywords: Knowledge; Civil Defense Warning System; Tsunamis; Education; Ocean waves; Tidal waves; Hazards; Earthquakes; Sea floors; Warning systems; Tectonics; Sea floor spreading; Seismic wavesCelik, O. C.; Berman, J. W.; Bruneau, M.
Cyclic Testing of Braces Laterally Restrained by Steel Studs to Enhance Performance During Earthquakes.
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., March 16, 2004, 256 p.
Identifying Number(s): MCEER-04-0003
Keywords: Braces; Energy dissipation; Ductility; Literature review; Studs; Earthquake engineering; Earthquakes; Mechanical properties; Cold formed steel studs; Braced steel infills; Stiffness; Performance; Displacement; Strength (Mechanics); Hysteretic behavior; Steel frames; Cyclic testsHolzer, T. L.; Borcherdt, R. D.; Comartin, C. D.; Hanson, R. D.; Scawthorn, C. R.
Plan to Coordinate NEHRP (National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program) Post-Earthquake Investigations.
Geological Survey, Reston, VA., January 2006, 32 p.
Identifying Number(s): CIRCULAR-1242
Keywords: Incident reports; Damage assessment; Federal government agencies; Web site management; Information dissemination; Earthquakes; Priority setting; Plan implementation; Foreign countries; National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP); Post-earthquake investigations; Earthquake losses; Recommendations; Coordination; Time framesSobreviviendo a un Tsunami: Lecciones de Chile, Hawai y Japon (Surviving a Tsunami: Lessons from Chile, Hawaii, and Japan).
January 2006, 28 p.
Identifying Number(s): CIRCULAR-1218
Keywords: ; Lessons learned; Tsunamis; Emergency preparedness; Earthquakes; Interviews; Hawaii; Survival; Japan; ChileGertstenberger, M.; Wiemer, S.; Jones, L.
Real-Time Forecasts of Tomorrow's Earthquakes in California: A New Mapping Tool.
January 2004, 44 p.
Identifying Number(s): USGS/OFR-2004-1390
Keywords: Earthquake clustering; United States Geological Survey (USGS); Earthquakes; Real time; Seismic phenomena; Hazard maps; Emergency response; Multi-model; Forecasting; California; Maps; AlgorithmEarthquake Probabilities in the San Francisco Bay Region: 2002-2031.
January 2003, 235 p.
Identifying Number(s): USGS/OFR-03-214
Keywords: Ground motion; Risk assessment; Geologic faults; Emergency preparedness; Earthquakes; San Francisco Bay (California); Seismic events; Methodology; Probability; Damagement assessment; California; Disaster planning; Geologic history; Tectonics; Suburban areas; Urbanized areasEvans, J. R.
SideBar Computer Program, a Seismic-Shaking Intensity Meter: Users' Manual and Software Description (Release 3.0.TO).
January 2003, 26 p.
Identifying Number(s): USGS/OFR-03-202
Keywords: Configuration file example; ShakeMap; Figures; Ground motion; Seismic-shaking intensity meters; Seismographs; SideBar computer program; Computer software; Earthquakes; WEB sources; Seismic intensity; Earth movements; User's manuals; Tables (Data); Tremor seismographs