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Perkins, J.
Liability of Private Businesses and Industries for Earthquake Hazards and Losses: A Guide to the Law, Its Impacts and Safety Implications.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., September 1984, 59 p.
Keywords: Law (Jurisprudence); Hazards; Earthquakes; Torts; Safety; Private organizations; Industries; Private lawPerkins, J.
Liability of Private Businesses and Industries for Earthquake Hazards and Losses: Background Research Reports.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., September 1984, 207 p.
Keywords: Law (Jurisprudence); Hazards; Earthquakes; Safety; Private organizations; Industries; Liabilities; AccidentsKunreuther, H.; Ginsberg, R.; Miller, L.; Sagi, P.; Slovic, P.
Limited Knowledge and Insurance Protection: Implications for Natural Hazard Policy.
National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. Research Applied to National Needs., March 1977, 493 p.
Keywords: Floods; Regions; Attitude surveys; Data acquisition; Earthquakes; Decision making; Earthquake prone areas; Interviews; California; Homeowners; Insurance; Consumer affairs; Disasters; Flood prone areasTakahashi, K.
Limits of Survival: Forecasting the Future of Japan.
January 1985, 195 p.
Identifying Number(s): TT-75-52085
Keywords: Information; Pollution; Earthquakes; Population growth; Ecology; Translations; Forecasts; Resources; Japan; Climate; Planning; DisastersValdimarsson, H.; Shah, A. H.; McNiven, H. D.
Linear Models to Predict the Nonlinear Seismic Behavior of a One-Story Steel Frame.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., September 1981, 130 p.
Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-81/13
Keywords: Dynamic response; IDEN computer program; Earthquake engineering; Steel structures; Mechanical hysteresis; Earthquake resistant structures; Seismic design; Earthquakes; Computer programs; Fortran; Fortran 4 programming language; Work hardening; Computer aided designSadek, F.; Mohraz, B.; Riley, M. A.
Linear Static and Dynamic Procedures for Structures with Velocity-Dependent Supplemental Dampers.
May 1999, 60 p.
Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-6329
Keywords: Passive systems; Static response; Earthquake resistance; Building codes; Design analysis; Performance evaluation; Dynamic structural analysis; Structural vibration; Vibration damping; Dampers; Structural response; Seismic effects; Degrees of freedom; Linearity; Energy dissipationKan, C. L.; Chopra, A. K.
Linear and Nonlinear Earthquake Responses of Simple Torsionally Coupled Systems.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., February 1979, 120 p.
Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-79/03
Keywords: Dynamic response; Ground motion; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Earthquakes; Earth movements; Linear systems; Columns (Supports); Mathematical models; Nonlinear systems; Dynamic structural analysisHo, I. K.; Aktan, A. E.
Linearized Identification of Buildings with Cores for Seismic Vulnerability Assessment.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., November 1, 1989, 132 p.
Identifying Number(s): NCEER-89-0041
Keywords: ETABS model; Seismic risk; Seismic waves; Buildings; Dynamic response; Earthquake engineering; Vulnerability; Loads (Forces); Soil-structure interactions; Finite element analysis; Kinematics; Linear systems; Deformation; SUPER-ETABS computer program; Dynamic structural analysisChang, S. E.; Pasion, C.; Tatebe, K.; Ahmad, R.
Linking Lifeline Infrastructure Performance and Community Disaster Resilience: Models and Multi-Stakeholder Processes.
Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., March 3, 2008, 158 p.
Identifying Number(s): MCEER-08-0004
Keywords: Quantitative modeling; Risk management; Performance objectives; Earthquake engineering; Models; Communities disaster resilience; Shelter models; Economic loss models; Socioeconomic factors; Seismic effects; Utilities; Infrastructures; Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP); Disasters; Lifeline infrastructure performanceAndrus, R. D.; Stokoe, K. H.; Chung, R. M.; Bay, J. A.
Liquefaction Evaluation of Densified Sand at Approach to Pier 1 on Treasure Island, California, Using SASW Method.
October 1998, 84 p.
Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-6230
Keywords: Noncohesive soils; Earthquake engineering; Sinkholes; California; Liquifaction; Treasure Island