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• Wells, R.
  Oregon Geology: Parent of the Soil, Foundation for the Vine.
  January 2006, 44 p.
  Identifying Number(s): USGS/OFR-2006-1069
  Keywords: ; Mapping; Geology; Oregon; Information systems; Landscaping; Earth crust; Hazards; History; Rocks; Earthquakes

• Atwater, B. F.; Satoko, M. R.; Kenji, S.; Yoshinobu, T.; Kazue, U.
  Orphan Tsunami of 1700: Japanese Clues to a Parent Earthquake in North America.
  January 2005, 148 p.
  Identifying Number(s): ['PP-1707', 'ISBN-0-295-98535-6']
  Keywords: Orphan Tsunami of 1700; Natural disasters; Catastrophes; North America; Narratives; Tsunamis; Japan; Earthquakes

• Button, M. R.; Mayes, R. L.
  Out-of-Plane Seismic Response of Reinforced Masonry Walls: Correlation of Full-Scale Test and Analytical Model Results.
  National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., March 1991, 72 p.
  Identifying Number(s): REPT-2.4(B)-1
  Keywords: Masonry; Seismic design; Compression tests; UJNR (U.S. - Japan Natural Resources Development Program); Walls; Concrete blocks; Earthquake engineering; Bricks; Reinforcement; Tests; Dynamic structural analysis

• Lai, S. S. P.
  Overall Safety Assessment of Multistory Steel Buildings Subjected to Earthquake Loads. Evaluation of Seismic Safety of Buildings.
  National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., June 1980, 285 p.
  Identifying Number(s): R80-26
  Keywords: Seismic design; Earthquake resistant structures; Probability density functions; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Random vibration; Power spectra; Dynamic structural analysis

• Alesch, D. J.; Petak, W. J.
  Overcoming Obstacles to Implementing Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Policies: Stage 1 Report.
  Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., December 17, 2001, 118 p.
  Keywords: ; Seismic forces; Obstacles; Policies; Barriers; Literature reviews; Hazard mitigation; Decision making; Risk reduction; Implementation; Earthquakes; Earthquake losses

• Cheok, G. S.; Stone, W. C.
  Overview of NIST Research on Seismic Performance of Moment Resisting Precast Concrete Beam-Column Joints Containing Post-Tensioning.
  August 1993, 38 p.
  Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-5257
  Keywords: ; Moments; Columns (Supports); Loads (Forces); Structural members; Damage assessment; Cyclic loads; Ductility; Prestressed concrete; Earthquake damage; Buildings; Concrete structures; Structural analysis; Beams (Supports); Precast concrete; Construction joints; Model tests; Earthquake engineering; Energy dissipation; Boundary conditions

• Ebel, J. E.; Helmberger, D. V.
  P-Wave Complexity and Fault Asperities: The Borrego Mountain, California, Earthquake of 1968.
  Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Bolling AFB, DC., November 13, 1980, 27 p.
  Keywords: Fault asperities; Seismic waves; Time domain; P waves; Reprints; Teleseismic waves; Modeling; Earthquakes; Synthetic seismograms

• Yong, Y.; Lin, Y. K.
  Parametric Studies of Frequency Response of Secondary Systems under Ground-Acceleration Excitations.
  National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., June 10, 1987, 42 p.
  Identifying Number(s): NCEER-87-0012
  Keywords: Earthquake resistant structures; Damping; Seismology; Ground motion; Frequency response; Excitation; Displacement; Acceleration (Physics); Tuning; Dynamic structural analysis

• Sadek, F.; Mohraz, B.; Taylor, A. W.; Chung, R. M.
  Passive Energy Dissipation Devices for Seismic Applications.
  November 1996, 66 p.
  Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-5923
  Keywords: ; Vibration control; Performance evaluation; Vibration damping; Design analysis; Tuning; Viscosity; Structural vibration; Dampers; Seismic effects; Shape memory alloys; Friction; Earthquake resistance; Degrees of freedom; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Energy dissipation; Passive systems; Structural response; Viscoelasticity; Dynamic structural analysis

• Constantinou, M. C.; Soong, T. T.; Dargush, G. F.
  Passive Energy Dissipation Systems for Structural Design and Retrofit.
  National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.; New York State Government, Albany.; Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC.; Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC., cJuly 31, 1998, 324 p.
  Identifying Number(s): ['MCEER-MONO-1', 'ISBN-0-9656682-1-5']
  Keywords: ; Nonlinear analysis; Seismic design; Energy absorbers; Retrofitting; Mathematical models; Structural design; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Energy dissipation; Vibration damping; Visoelastic damping; Hysteresis; Passive systems; Dampers; Structural memebers