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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: Seismic design; Static loads; Steel structures; Wind loads; Frames; Bracing; Earthquake engineering; Computer programs; ODSEWS-2D-II computer program; Building codes

  • 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: Structures; Seismic design; CDC-6400 computers; Algorithms; Earth movements; Dynamic response; OPTDYN computer program; Earthquake engineering; Fortran 4 programming language; Ground motion; Nonlinear programming; Computer programs; Computer aided design; Fortran; Earthquakes; 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: Structures; Earthquake resistant structures; Computerized simulation; Algorithms; MINI-ANSR computer program; NTISNSFRA; Structural design; Dynamic response; Finite element analysis; Earthquake engineering; Computer programs; Computer aided design; INTEROPTDYN computer program; Earthquakes; 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 resistant structures; Elevated highways; Moments; Loma Prieta Earthquake; Test facilities; California; Reinforcement (Structures); Earthquake damage; Dynamic tests; Highway design; Earthquake engineering; Highway improvements; Stiffness; Seismic effects; Rehabilitation; Loads (Forces); Cypress Street Viaduct; Structural analysis

  • 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: Water treatment; Damage assessment; Costa Rica; Water pipes; Failure; Water supply; Earth movements; Earthquake damage; Costa Rica Earthquake; Earthquake engineering; Earthquakes; Pipeline transportation; Seismic effects; Water services; Petroleum pipelines

  • 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: Structural engineering; Seismic design; Damage assessment; Earthquake resistant structures; Reinforced concrete; Precast concrete; Rumania; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Building codes; Earthquakes

  • 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: Environmental engineering; Seismic design; Tall buildings; Failure; Wind pressure; Specifications; Seismic risk; Structural design; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Hazards; Building codes; Earthquakes

  • 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: FRIEDA computer program; Seismic design; Earthquake resistant structures; Framed structures; Earth movements; Elastic analysis; Dynamic response; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Seismic risk analysis; Buildings; Random vibrations; Computer aided design; Soil mechanics; Earthquakes; 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: Structures; Seismic design; Random noise; White noise; Probability distribution functions; Mathematical models; Dynamic response; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Degrees of freedom; Earthquakes; 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: Probability theory; Probability distribution functions; Risk analysis; Seismic risk; Earth movements; United States; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Site surveys; Nuclear power plants; Eastern United States; Earthquakes