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Kunreuther, H.; Lepore, J.; Miller, L.; Vinso, J.; Wilson, J.
An Interactive Modeling System for Disaster Policy Analysis.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications., cJanuary 1978, 153 p.
Identifying Number(s): MONOGRAPH-26
Keywords: ; Planning; Abatement; Damage assessment; Economic impacts; Businesses; Computerized simulation; Materials recovery; Insurance; Sampling; Disasters; Floods; Hazards; Data processing; Households; Government policies; Documentation; EarthquakesAbdel-Ghaffar, A. M.; Scott, R. F.
An Investigation of the Dynamic Characteristics of an Earth Dam.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., August 1978, 200 p.
Identifying Number(s): EERL-78-02
Keywords: Santa Felicia Dam; California; Vibration; Dynamic response; Earthquake engineering; Shear modulus; Resonant frequency; Soil dynamics; Earth dams; Nonlinear systems; EarthquakesEllingwood, B. R.
An Investigation of the Miyagi-ken-oki, Japan, Earthquake of June 12, 1978.
October 1980, 238 p.
Identifying Number(s): NBS-SP-592
Keywords: Bridges; Damage assessment; Earthquake resistant structures; Sendai City (Japan); Landslides; Earth movements; Buildings; Ground motion; Liquefaction (Soils); Japan; EarthquakesWang, L. R. L.; O'Rourke, M. J.
An Overview of Buried Lifeline Earthquake Engineering (Seismic Vulnerability, Behavior and Design of Underground Piping Systems).
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications., January 1978, 20 p.
Keywords: Seismic design; Earthquake resistant structures; Water pipes; Subsurface structures; Earth movements; State of the art; Sewer pipes; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Hazards; Piping systems; Pipelines; Earthquakes; Dynamic structural analysisRoufaiel, M. S. L.; Meyer, C.
Analysis of Damaged Concrete Frame Buildings.
May 1983, 163 p.
Keywords: Damage assessment; Reinforced concrete; Mathematical models; Computer applications; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Dynamic response; Mechanical hystereis; Concrete construction; Earthquakes; Dynamic structural analysisSandler, I. S.; Daddazio, R. P.
Analysis of Earthquake Induced Slope Failures.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Div. of Industrial Science and Technological Innovation., July 31, 1988, 24 p.
Keywords: ; Strains; Embankments; Deformation; Failure; Seismic waves; Landslides; Mathematical models; Stability; Displacement; Plastic analysis; Slopes; Soil mechanics; EarthquakesWhitman, R. V.; Cornell, C. A.; Taleb-Agha, G.
Analysis of Earthquake Risk for Lifeline Systems. Seismic Design Decision Analysis.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications., March 1975, 16 p.
Identifying Number(s): INTERNAL STUDY-54
Keywords: Gas industry; Probability theory; Seismic design; Earthquake resistant structures; Water supply; Seismic risk; Electric utilities; Structural design; Public utilities; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Decision analysis; Earth movements; Decision making; Highways; EarthquakesFleming, R. P.
Analysis of Fire Sprinkler System Performance in the Northridge Earthquake.
National Inst. of Standards and Technology (BFRL), Gaithersburg, MD., January 1998, 68 p.
Keywords: Sprinkler systems; Damage assessment; California; Earthquake damage; Performance evaluation; Earthquake engineering; Fire hazards; Fire suppression; Improvements; Northridge Earthquake; Fire protectionFenelon, J. M.
Analysis of Ground-Water Levels and Associated Trends in Yucca Flat, Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada, 1951-2003.
January 2005, 102 p.
Identifying Number(s): USGS/SIR-2005-5175
Keywords: ; Seasonal variations; Water wells; Nevada; Yucca Flat; California; Hydrogeology; Water levels; Ground water; Infiltration galleries; Monitoring; Surface water; Trends; Water resources; Aquifers; Discharge (Water); Water chemistry; EvapotranspirationDarragh, 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: ; Surface waves; Seismic waves; Seismic detection; Algorithms; Seismic arrays; Mathematical models; Wave propagation; Frequencies; Seismographs; Accelerometers; Earthquakes