Lew, H. S.
Whittier Narrows Earthquake of October 1, 1987. A Reconnaissance Report.
November 1987,
40 p.
Identifying Number(s): NBSIR-87/3667
Keywords: Buildings; Damage assessment; Earthquake engineering; Seismic design; Earthquakes; Reporting; Photographs; Houses; Whittier (California); Bridges (Structures)
Chang, G. A.; Mander, J. B.
Seismic Energy Based Fatigue Damage Analysis of Bridge Columns. Part 2. Evaluation of Seismic Demand.
National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC.; National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.; New York State Science and Technology Foundation, Albany.,
June 1, 1994,
150 p.
Keywords: ; Damage assessment; Earthquake engineering; Seismic design; Bridge piers; Reinforced concrete; Finite element analysis; Computer applications; Mathematical models
Wang, Y.; O'Rourke, T. D.
Seismic Performance Evaluation of Water Supply Systems.
Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.,
May 5, 2008,
398 p.
Identifying Number(s): MCEER-08-0015
Keywords: ; Public utilities; Hazards; Damage assessment; Gas pipelines; Earthquake damage; Economic impacts; Performance evaluation; Water pipelines; Seismic effects; Methodology; Water supplies
Roha, C.; Axley, J. W.; Bertero, V. V.
Performance of Stairways in Earthquakes.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.,
September 1982,
146 p.
Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-82/15
Keywords: Dynamic response; Stairways; Buildings; Damage assessment; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Building codes; Seismic design; Earthquakes; Structural design; Dynamic structural analysis
Hanson, R. D.
US/Japan Cooperative Research Program in Earthquake Engineering on Repair and Retrofit of Structures. Proceedings of the Third Seminar Held at San Francisco, California on May 13-15, 1982.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.,
May 1982,
373 p.
Keywords: Foreign technology; Rebuilding; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Meetings; Retrofit; Seismic design; Earthquakes; Structural design; Damage assessment; Reinforced concrete; Restoration; Structures; Construction joints
Recommended Post-Earthquake Evaluation and Repair Criteria for Welded Steel Moment-Frame Buildings: Program to Reduce the Earthquake Hazards of Steel Moment-Frame Structures.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC.,
July 2000,
202 p.
Keywords: Damage assessment; Repair; Policy Guide to Steel Moment-Frame Construction (FEMA-354); Documents; Structures; Costs; Earthquake damage; Regulations; Steel structures; Quality control; Quality assurance; Earthquakes; Economics; FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency); Welded joints; Structural design criteria; Buildings; Building codes; Earthquake engineering; State of the art; Evaluation and assessments; Seismic effects; Safety; Recommendations
Earthquake Probabilities in the San Francisco Bay Region: 2000 to 2030. A Summary of Findings.
January 1999,
60 p.
Identifying Number(s): USGS-OFR-99-517
Keywords: Ground motion; Damage assessment; Risk assessment; Geologic faults; Emergency preparedness; Earthquakes; San Francisco Bay (California); Seismic events; Methodology; Probability; California; Disaster planning; Geologic history; Tectonics; Suburban areas; Urbanized areas
Bolton, P. A.; Heikkala, S. G.; Greene, M. M.; May, P. J.
Land Use Planning for Earthquake Hazard Mitigation: A Handbook for Planners.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Directorate for Engineering.,
cJanuary 1986,
134 p.
Identifying Number(s): SP-14
Keywords: Hazards; Damage assessment; Risk; Buildings; Building codes; Ownership; Earthquakes; Land use zoning; Real property; Decision making; Losses; Ordinances; Safety; Land use; Handbooks; Sales; Cost analysis; Economic factors
Geis, D. E.; Smith, K. N.
Architectural and Urban Design Lessons from the 1985 Mexico City Earthquake: The Mexican Perspective.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Directorate for Engineering.,
June 1988,
413 p.
Keywords: Urban planning; Buildings; Damage assessment; Earthquakes; Structural design; Lesson learned; Photographs; Construction; Architecture; Mexico City (Mexico)
Whitman, R. V.; Hong, S. T.; Reed, J. W.
Damage Statistics for High-Rise Buildings in the Vicinity of the San Fernando Earthquake. Optimum Seismic Protection and Building Damage Statistics, Report No. 7.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications.,
April 1973,
207 p.
Identifying Number(s): ['STRUCTURES PUB-363', 'R73-24']
Keywords: Dynamic response; Los Angeles (California); Buildings; Damage assessment; Earthquake engineering; High rise buildings; Earthquake resistant structures; Seismic design; Earthquakes; San Fernando Earthquake; California; Questionnaires; Dynamic structural analysis