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Wood, N.; Soulard, C.
Variations in Community Exposure and Sensitivity to Tsunami Hazards on the Open-Ocean and Strait of Juan de Fuca Coasts of Washington.
January 2008, 44 p.
Identifying Number(s): USGS-SIR-2008-5004
Keywords: Geographic information system tools; Hazards; Tsunamis; Coastal areas; Composite indices; Vulnerability assessments; Figures; Tables (Data); Earthquakes; Exposure; Critical facilities data; Strait of Juan de Fuca; Sensitivity; Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ) earthquake; Land cover data; Population data; Economic assests; Statistical analysis; Washington (State); Communities; Natural disasters; Economic dataPike, 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: ; Landsliding; Earthquakes; Northern California; Precipitation; San Francisco Bay region; Landslide-Hazard ScenarioRautian, 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: ; Comprehensive compilation; Composite regional catalogs; Earthquakes; Eurasian land mass; Data; Seismicity; Former Soviet Union; Seismological studyBenjamin, 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: ; Failure; Hazards; Water flow; Graphs (Charts); Earthquakes; Levels; Probability theory; Subsidence; Bursting; Landslides; Stability; Flooding; Mathematical models; Flood control; Shear strength; Drawdown; DisastersBertero, 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: Performance evaluation; Algeria; Earthquake resistant structures; Transportation; Earthquakes; Visual reconnaissance; Soil dynamics; Earth movements; Investigations; Structures; Socio-economic factors; Utilities; Recommendations; Design standards; Geological faults; Seismic wavesRoss, K. E. K.
Proceedings from the Conference on Disaster Preparedness: The Place of Earthquake Education in Our Schools. Held in Buffalo, New York on July 9-11, 1989.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., December 31, 1989, 276 p.
Identifying Number(s): NCEER-89-0017
Keywords: Abstracts; Curriculum; Emergency preparedness; School safety; Earthquakes; Meetings; Instructional materials; School buildings; Public information programs; Disaster planning; Statistical data; Emergency programsLevine, M. B.; Beck, J. L.; Iwan, W. D.; Jennings, P. C.; Relles, R.
Accelerograms Recorded at Caltech during the Whittier Narrows. Earthquakes of October 1 and 4, 1987: A Preliminary Report.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., January 1988, 67 p.
Identifying Number(s): EERL-88-01
Keywords: Ground motion; Buildings; Earthquakes; Whittier Narrows Earthquake; Accelerograms; Structural response; CaliforniaCarter, D. P.; Seed, H. B.
Liquefaction Potential of Sand Deposits under Low Levels of Excitation.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., August 1988, 335 p.
Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-88/11
Keywords: ; Blasting; Sands; Frequencies; Earthquakes; Vibration; Soil pressure; Soil compacting; Soil mechanics; Shear stress; Liquefaction; Seismic wavesKelly, J. M.
Base Isolation in Japan, 1988.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., December 1988, 100 p.
Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-88/20
Keywords: ; Damping; Buildings; Vibration isolators; Earthquake resistant structures; Earthquake engineering; Shock absorbers; Earthquakes; Structural vibration; Vibration damping; Japan; Seismic wavesDarragh, R. B.
Analysis of Near-Source Waves: Separation of Wave Types Using Strong Motion Array Recordings.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., June 1988, 160 p.
Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-88/08
Keywords: ; Seismic detection; Seismographs; Frequencies; Earthquakes; Seismic arrays; Wave propagation; Mathematical models; Algorithms; Accelerometers; Surface waves; Seismic waves