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  • Cheng, F. Y.; Juang, D. S.
    ODSEWS-2D-II User's Manual. A Computer Program for Optimum Design of 2-Dimensional Steel Structures for Static, Seismic, and Wind Forces.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., December 1985, 139 p.
    Identifying Number(s): CIVIL ENGINEERING STUDY-85-11
    Keywords: Building codes; Steel structures; Earthquake engineering; Computer programs; Static loads; ODSEWS-2D-II computer program; Seismic design; Frames; Wind loads; Bracing

  • Bhatti, M. A.; Polak, E.; Pister, K. S.
    OPTDYN - A General Purpose Optimization Program for Problems with or without Dynamic Constraints.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., July 1979, 92 p.
    Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-79/16
    Keywords: CDC-6400 computers; Dynamic response; Ground motion; Nonlinear programming; Earthquake engineering; OPTDYN computer program; Computer programs; Seismic design; Earthquakes; Earth movements; Structures; Fortran; Fortran 4 programming language; Algorithms; Computer aided design; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Bhatti, M. A.; Ciampi, V.; Pister, K. S.; Polak, E.
    OPTNSR-An Interactive Software System for Optimal Design of Statically and Dynamically Loaded Structures with Nonlinear Response.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., January 1981, 187 p.
    Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-81/02
    Keywords: Dynamic response; NTISNSFRA; Computer programs; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Earthquakes; Structural design; Finite element analysis; Structures; MINI-ANSR computer program; Computerized simulation; INTEROPTDYN computer program; Algorithms; Computer aided design; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Bollo, M. E.; Mahin, S. A.; Moehle, J. P.; Stephen, R. M.; Qi, X.
    Observations and Implications of Tests on the Cypress Street Viaduct Test Structure.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.; California State Dept. of Transportation, Sacramento., December 1990, 291 p.
    Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-90/21
    Keywords: Earthquake damage; Highway improvements; Earthquake resistant structures; Dynamic tests; Earthquake engineering; Loads (Forces); Reinforcement (Structures); Test facilities; Loma Prieta Earthquake; Cypress Street Viaduct; Stiffness; Elevated highways; Seismic effects; Moments; California; Structural analysis; Highway design; Rehabilitation

  • O'Rourke, M. J.; Ballantyne, D.
    Observations on Water System and Pipeline Performance in the Limon Area of Costa Rica Due to the April 22, 1991 Earthquake.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., June 30, 1992, 118 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NCEER-92-0017
    Keywords: Earthquake damage; Failure; Damage assessment; Earthquake engineering; Pipeline transportation; Water services; Water pipes; Earthquakes; Petroleum pipelines; Water supply; Seismic effects; Earth movements; Costa Rica Earthquake; Water treatment; Costa Rica

  • Fattal, G.; Simiu, E.; Culver, C.
    Observations on the Behavior of Buildings in the Romania Earthquake of March 4, 1977.
    Agency for International Development, Washington, D.C. Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance., September 1977, 172 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NBS-SP-490
    Keywords: Buildings; Damage assessment; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Building codes; Seismic design; Earthquakes; Rumania; Reinforced concrete; Structural engineering; Precast concrete

  • Beedle, L. S.
    On Hazards of the High-Rise.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., February 1979, 54 p.
    Identifying Number(s): LEHIGH/FL/369-251
    Keywords: Failure; Hazards; Buildings; Building codes; Earthquake engineering; Specifications; Seismic design; Structural design; Earthquakes; Environmental engineering; Wind pressure; Tall buildings; Seismic risk

  • Lai, S. S. P.; Biggs, J. M.; Vanmarcke, E. H.
    On Inelastic Response Spectra for Aseismic Design.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. Div. of Advanced Environmental Research and Technology., July 1978, 155 p.
    Identifying Number(s): ['R78-18', 'MIT-CE-R78-18']
    Keywords: Dynamic response; Ground motion; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Seismic design; Earthquakes; Random vibrations; Earth movements; Elastic analysis; Soil mechanics; FRIEDA computer program; Framed structures; Seismic risk analysis; Computer aided design; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Kiureghian, A. D.
    On Response of Structures to Stationary Excitation.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., December 1979, 43 p.
    Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-79/32
    Keywords: Dynamic response; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Seismic design; Earthquakes; Random noise; Structures; White noise; Degrees of freedom; Mathematical models; Probability distribution functions; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Hsieh, T.; Okrent, D.; Apostolakis, G. E.
    On the Average Probability Distribution of Peak Ground Acceleration in the U.S. Continent Due to Strong Earthquakes.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. Research Applied to National Needs., March 1975, 45 p.
    Identifying Number(s): UCLA-ENG-7516
    Keywords: Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Risk analysis; Earthquakes; Probability theory; Site surveys; Eastern United States; Nuclear power plants; Earth movements; Probability distribution functions; United States; Seismic risk