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  • Mitchell, J. K.; Wentz, F. J.
    Performance of Improved Ground during the Loma Prieta Earthquake.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., October 1991, 115 p.
    Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-91/12
    Keywords: Soil compacting; Loma Prieta Earthquake; Earth movements; Soil stabilization; Earthquake damage; Soil cement; Earthquake engineering; Liquefaction; Soil properties; Soil dynamics; Earthquakes; Soil aggregates

  • Singh, H.; Thayer, M. A.; Murdoch, J. C.
    Loma Prieta Earthquake: An Event Study of Changes in Risk Perceptions and the Housing Market.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Div. of Industrial Science and Technological Innovation., January 1992, 117 p.
    Keywords: Prices; Benefit cost analysis; Loma Prieta Earthquake; California; San Francisco Bay Area; Least squares method; Earthquake damage; Risk; Market value; Perception; Soil properties; Residential buildings; Economic factors

  • Chang, T. S.; Teh, L. K.; Zhang, Y.
    Seismic Characteristics of Sediments in the New Madrid Seismic Zone.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., February 1992, 157 p.
    Keywords: Mississippi; Strains; New Madrid Seismic Zone; Test facilities; Tennessee; Arkansas; Damping; Shear properties; Dynamic response; Earthquake engineering; Soil pressure; Soil properties; Sands; Seismic effects; Soil mechanics; Sediments; Soil tests

  • Swan, S. W.; Harris, S. K.
    Island of Guam Earthquake of August 8, 1993.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.; New York State Science and Technology Foundation, Albany., September 30, 1993, 58 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NCEER-93-0017
    Keywords: Structures; High-rise hotels; Reinforced concrete; Liquefaction; Earthquake; Tourism; Injuries; Damage assessment; Tectonics; Magnitude; Harbor facilities; Coasts; Buildings; Economic impact; Soil properties; Losses; Guam; Seismology; Earthquake engineering

  • 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

  • Stewart, J. P.; Seed, R. B.; Fenves, G. L.
    Empirical Evaluation of Inertial Soil-Structure Interaction Effects.
    Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA., November 1998, 240 p.
    Identifying Number(s): PEER-1998/07
    Keywords: Inertial interaction; Earthquake damage; Empirical analysis; Ground motion; Foundations (Structures); Acceleration; Shaking; Empirical equations; SSI (Soil-Structure Interaction); Soil-structure interactions; Stiffness; Structural response; Soil properties; Vibration damping; Seismic effects; Soil mechanics

  • Andrus, R. D.; Stokoe, K. H.; Chung, R. M.; Juang, C. H.
    Guidelines for Evaluating Liquefaction Resistance Using Shear Wave Velocity Measurement and Simplified Procedures.
    National Inst. of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD., July 2003, 176 p.
    Keywords: Evaluation; In situ; Seismic design; Retrofitting; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Secondary waves; Liquefaction; Soil properties; Cyclic loads; Guidelines; Shear wave velocity; Soil liquefaction

  • Yokel, F. Y.
    Effect of Subsurface Conditions on Earthquake Ground Motions.
    January 1993, 100 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-4769
    Keywords: Loma Prieta Earthquake; Seismic waves; Mathematical models; Earth movements; Dynamic response; Shear strain; Earthquake engineering; Earthquakes; Wave propagation; Spectra analysis; Soil properties; Soil profiles; Oakland (California)

  • Andrus, R. D.; Stokoe, K. H.; Chung, R. M.
    Draft Guidelines for Evaluating Liquefaction Resistance Using Shear Wave Velocity Measurements and Simplified Procedures.
    March 1999, 140 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-6277
    Keywords: ; Seismic design; Retrofitting; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Secondary waves; Soil properties; Cyclic loads; Liquefacti9on

  • Lee, K. L.; Marcuson, W. F.; Stoke, K. H.; Yokel, F. Y.
    Research Needs and Priorities for Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Applications.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications., January 1978, 158 p.
    Keywords: Seismic design; Geophysical surveys; Geotechnical engineering; Mathematical models; Seismic risk; Seismology; Earth movements; Dynamic response; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Meetings; Liquefaction (Soils); Soil properties; Soil structure interactions; Earthquakes; Dynamic structural analysis