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Lew, M.; O'Rourke, T. D.; Dobry, R.; Koch, M. M.
Assessment of Geotechnical Issues in Acute Care Facilities in California.
Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA. Earthquake Engineering Research Centers Program., September 15, 2004, 150 p.
Keywords: ; Hazards; Health care facilities; Acute care; Health facilities; Geology; Medical facilities; Safety engineering; Geotechnical engineering; California; Hospitals; Compliance; Structural analysisCulver, C. C.; Chapman, R. E.; Cooke, P. W.; Ellingwood, B. R.; Fattal, S. G.
Plan for the Assessment and Implementation of Seismic Design Provisions for Buildings.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., October 1978, 34 p.
Identifying Number(s): NBSIR-78-1549
Keywords: Hazards; Building codes; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Seismic design; Structural design; Decision making; Design criteria; Standards; Seismic riskHAZUS-MH Estimated Annualized Earthquake Losses for the United States.
April 2008, 66 p.
Keywords: Emergency plans; Hazards; Risk assessment; Vulnerability; Earthquakes; Urban areas; US FEMA; HAZUS-MH; DisastersWang, 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 suppliesNatural Hazards Observer, Volume 7, Number 6, July 1983.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., July 1983, 15 p.
Keywords: Storms; Hazards; Coastal zone management; Earthquakes; Flood forecasting; Management; Warning systems; NOAA; Coasts; Disasters; Weather forecastingO'Rourke, M. J.; Liu, X.
Response of Buried Pipelines Subject to Earthquake Effects.
January 1999, 276 p.
Identifying Number(s): ['MCEER-99-MN03', 'ISBN-0-9656682-3-1']
Keywords: Hazards; Geologic faults; Underground structures; Structural response; Body waves; Earthquake damage; Pipelines; Soil structure interactions; Failure modes; Lifelines; Liquefaction; Ground motion; Buried objects; Seismic effects; Attenuation; Seismic surface waves; Dynamic structural analysis; Seismic waves; Landslides; Wave propagation; Mitigation; PGD (Permanent Ground Deformation)Spiker, E. C.; Gori, P. L.
National Landslide Hazards Mitigation Strategy: A Framework for Loss Reduction.
September 2000, 60 p.
Identifying Number(s): USGS-OFR-00-450
Keywords: Mapping; Hazards; Risk assessment; Losses; Control; Costs; Disaster Relief Act of 1974; Earthquakes; Land use; Federal government; Emergency preparedness; Monitoring; Strategies; Reduction; Compliance; Fires; Disasters; Floods; Local government; State government; Landslides; Geological processes; Ground movements; MitigationWheeler, R. L.
Earthquakes in and near the Northeastern United States, 1638-1998-Construction of the Earthquake Catalog for an Outreach Map.
January 2000, 12 p.
Identifying Number(s): USGS-OFR-00-0316
Keywords: ; Seismic surveys; Catalogs; Hazards; Mapping; Canada; Earthquakes; Earthquake warning systems; Predictionsns; Maps; Data compilation; United StatesImplications for Earthquake Risk Reduction in the United States from the Kocaeli, Turkey, Earthquake of August 17, 1999.
January 2002, 65 p.
Identifying Number(s): CIRC-1193
Keywords: Surface faulting; Risk assessments; Buildings; Aftershock observations; Hazards; Data acquisition; Earthquakes; Earth dams; Ground shaking; Data analysis; History; Forecasts; Kocaeli (Turkey); Geologic setting; Trans European Motorway (TEM); United States; LiquefactionHawkins, N. M.; Burke, P.
Seismic Hazards in Unreinforced Masonry Buildings in Small Towns in the Pacific Northwest. Findings on the Structural Conditions of Unreinforced Masonry Buildings in Seven Study Towns.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Directorate for Engineering., April 15, 1985, 95 p.
Keywords: Hazards; Buildings; Building codes; Earthquake engineering; Brick structures; Earthquake resistant structures; Masonry; Safety factors; Earthquakes; Seismic effects