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  • Valles, R. E.; Reinhorn, A. M.; Kunnath, S. K.; Li, C.; Madan, A.
    IDARC2D Version 4.0: A Computer Program for the Inelastic Damage Analysis of Buildings.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., June 3, 1996, 351 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NCEER-96-0010
    Keywords: IDARC2D computer program; Framed structures; Columns (Supports); Deformation; Flexibility; Bending; Connectors; Hysteresis; Damage assessment; Computerized simulation; Panels; Vibration damping; Vibration isolators; Nonlinear systems; Structural vibration; Beams (Structural); Earthquake damage; Buildings; Seismic effects; Inelastic stress; Walls; Rigidity; Computer programs; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Reinhorn, A. M.; Madan, A.; Valles, R. E.; Reichmann, Y.; Mander, J. B.
    Modeling of Masonry Infill Panels for Structural Analysis.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.; New York State Science and Technology Foundation, Albany., December 8, 1995, 86 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NCEER-95-0018
    Keywords: ; Nonlinear analysis; Seismic waves; Hysteresis; Structural members; Mathematical models; Cyclic loads; Seismic loads; Structural vibration; Static loads; Earthquake damage; Concrete structures; Stiffness; Seismic effects; Cracking (Fracturing); Dynamic response; Ground motion; Mechanical properties; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Cheng, F. Y.; Lou, K.; Sheng, L. H.
    Collapse Studies of Mission-Gothic Undercrossing and Bull Creek Canyon Channel Bridge during the January 17, 1994 Northridge Earthquake.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., August 1996, 137 p.
    Identifying Number(s): CIVIL ENGINEERING STUDY-96-6
    Keywords: Columns (Supports); Bending; Displacement; Structural members; Nonlinearity; Damage assessment; Failure analysis; Dynamic strucutral analysis; Reinforced concretes; Ductility; Flared columns; Finite element method; Soil-strucutre interactions; Earthquake damage; Highway bridges; Seismic effects; Cracking (Fracturing); Collapse; Dynamic response; Ground motion; Northridge Earthquake

  • Seligson, H. A.; Eguchi, R. T.; Tierney, K. J.; Richmond, K.
    Chemical Hazards, Mitigation and Preparedness in Areas of High Seismic Risk: A Methodology of Estimating the Risk of Post-Earthquake Hazardous Materials Release.
    National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., November 7, 1996, 140 p.
    Keywords: Emergency preparedness; Scenarios; Soil-structure interactions; Public safety; Hazards analysis; Mitigation; Emergency plans; Risk assessment; Ammonia; Failure analysis; Chlorine; Chemical hazards; Diffusion modeling; Vulnerability; Chemical plants; Hazardous materials spills; Fault tree analysis; Earthquake damage; Plumes; Seismic effects; Gases; Facilities management; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Damage probability matrix; Dispersion

  • Costley, A. C.; Abrams, D. P.
    Dynamic Response of Unreinforced Masonry Buildings with Flexible Diaphragms.
    National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., October 10, 1996, 326 p.
    Keywords: Seismic design; Framed structures; Flexibility; Displacement; Soil-structure interactions; Damage assessment; Shear walls; Nonlinear systems; Masonry; Structural vibration; Structural failure; Retrofitting; Earthquake damage; Buildings; Seismic effects; Vibration tests; Model tests; Dynamic response; Earthquake engineering; Nonlinear dynamics; Diaphragms (Mechanics); Dynamic structural analysis

  • Mahin, S.; Okada, T.; Shinozuka, M.; Toki, K.
    U.S.-Japan Workshop on Cooperative Research for Mitigation of Urban Earthquake Disasters. Learning from Kobe and Northridge: Recommendations and Resolutions. Held in Maui, Hawaii on December 14-16, 1995.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., February 1997, 76 p.
    Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-97/03
    Keywords: ; Seismic design; Electric power; Emergency services; Public utilities; Urban areas; Damage assessment; Water supply; Urban planning; Telecommunications; Vulnerability; Transportation sector; Earthquake damage; Buildings; Meetings; Seismic effects; Earthquake engineering; Hospitals; Infrastructure; Pipelines; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Singhal, A.; Kiremidjian, A. S.
    Method for Earthquake Motion-Damage Relationships with Application to Reinforced Concrete Frames.
    National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., September 10, 1997, 256 p.
    Keywords: ; Reinforced concrete; Sensitivity analysis; Gaussian processes; Soil-structure interactions; Fragility; Damage assessment; Bayes theorem; Mathematical models; Autoregressive processes; Probability; Structural failure; Earthquake damage; Concrete structures; Monte Carlo method; Seismic effects; Structural components; Frames; Dynamic response; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering

  • Planning Seismic Rehabilitation: Societal Issues.
    Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC., March 1998, 116 p.
    Keywords: ; Seismic design; Planning; Social factors; Economic factors; Earthquake resistance; US FEMA; Retrofitting; Earthquake damage; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Design analysis; Soil-structure interactions; Infrastructure; Seismic effects; Construction; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Schiff, A. J.
    Proceedings of the Workshop on Performance Criteria for Telecommunication Services under Earthquake Conditions. Held in Stanford, California on April 16, 1998.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., July 15, 1998, 138 p.
    Identifying Number(s): MCEER-98-0008
    Keywords: Criteria; Vulnerability; Packet switching; Connectivity; Communication networks; Emergency preparedness; Public utilities; Performance evaluation; Communications traffic; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake damage; Meetings; Communication systems; Emergency power; Telephone systems; Seismic effects; Emergency management; Telecommunications

  • Nigg, J. M.
    Loma Prieta, California Earthquake of October 17, 1989: Recovery, Mitigation, and Reconstruction.
    January 1998, 96 p.
    Identifying Number(s): USGS-PP-1553-D
    Keywords: Macroeconomics; Damage assessment; San Francisco Bay Area (California); Construction; Earthquake damage; Mitigation; Loma Prieta earthquake; Ground motion; Economic impact; Economic recovery; Sales; Employment; Soil-structure interactions; Socioeconomic impact; Wages; Seismic effects; Monterey Bay Area (California); Rebuilding