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• Leith, W.
  Geologic and Engineering Constraints on the Feasibility of Clandestine Nuclear Testing by Decoupling in Large Underground Cavities.
  January 2001, 56 p.
  Identifying Number(s): USGS/OFR-01-28
  Keywords: ; Surface explosions; Oceans; Geology; Underground explosions; Testing; Seismic detection; Mining; Nuclear explosion detection; Nuclear warfare; Monitoring; Seismic effects; Earthquakes

• Pike, R. J.; Graymer, R. W.
  Multiple Landslide-Hazard Scenarios Modeled for the Oakland-Berkeley Area, Northern California.
  January 2007, 58 p.
  Identifying Number(s): USGS/SIR-2007-5196
  Keywords: ; Landslide-Hazard Scenario; Precipitation; Landsliding; Northern California; San Francisco Bay region; Earthquakes

• Rautian, T.; Leith, W.
  Composite Regional Catalogs of Earthquakes in the Former Soviet Union.
  December 2002, 53 p.
  Identifying Number(s): USGS/OFR-02-500
  Keywords: ; Composite regional catalogs; Data; Former Soviet Union; Comprehensive compilation; Seismicity; Seismological study; Eurasian land mass; Earthquakes

• Benjamin, 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: ; Probability theory; Subsidence; Levels; Failure; Flood control; Landslides; Mathematical models; Flooding; Bursting; Graphs (Charts); Stability; Disasters; Shear strength; Hazards; Water flow; Drawdown; Earthquakes

• Bertero, V.; Shah, H.
  El-Asnam, Algeria Earthquake of October 10, 1980: A Reconnaissance and Engineering Report.
  National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., January 1983, 250 p.
  Identifying Number(s): CETS-CND-022
  Keywords: Structures; Earthquake resistant structures; Transportation; Utilities; Seismic waves; Investigations; Earth movements; Performance evaluation; Design standards; Visual reconnaissance; Soil dynamics; Recommendations; Algeria; Socio-economic factors; Earthquakes; Geological faults

• Anderson, D. R.; Weinrobe, M.
  Mortgage Default Risks Associated with Earthquakes: An Analysis Based on the 1971 San Fernando Earthquake.
  National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., July 1984, 172 p.
  Keywords: San Fernando (California); Banking business; Analysis; Procedures; Default; Risk; Economic analysis; Mortgages; Residential buildings; Financing; Earthquakes

• Moore, G. B.; Yin, R. K.
  Innovations in Earthquake and Natural Hazards Research: Determining Soil Liquefaction Potential.
  National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., November 1984, 61 p.
  Identifying Number(s): ISBN-0-942570-10-3
  Keywords: Research projects; Policies; Technology innovation; Utilization; Hazards; Technology transfer; Liquefaction (Soils); Case studies; Earthquakes

• Soni, A. H.; inivasan, V.
  Seismic Analysis of Rotating Mechanical Systems.
  National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., June 1984, 252 p.
  Keywords: Rotation; Seismic waves; Machinery; Mathematical models; Earthquake engineering; Rotors; Programming manuals; Computer programs; Dynamic characteristics; Performance; Earthquakes

• Perkins, J.
  Liability of Private Businesses and Industries for Earthquake Hazards and Losses: Background Research Reports.
  National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., September 1984, 207 p.
  Keywords: Liabilities; Law (Jurisprudence); Hazards; Safety; Accidents; Industries; Private organizations; Earthquakes

• Kumar, A.; Wight, J. K.
  Nonlinear Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Frame-Shearwall Structures Subjected to Earthquake Motion (User's Guide to DRAIN-2D: EL7 for RC Shearwalls).
  National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., October 1983, 65 p.
  Identifying Number(s): UMEE-83R4
  Keywords: Reinforced concrete; Framed structures; Seismic waves; Walls; Shear properties; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; DRAIN 2D programming language; Cyclic loads; Computer programs; Field data; Fortran; Earthquakes