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  • Hamburger, R. O.
    Policy Guide to Steel Moment-frame Construction.
    Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC., November 2000, 32 p.
    Keywords: Damage assessment; Cracking (Fracture); Northridge (California); Earthquake engineering; Los Angeles (California); Welded joints; Fractures (Materials)

  • Alesch, D. J.; Peak, W. J.
    Politics and Economics of Earthquake Hazard Mitigation. Unreinforced Masonry Buildings in Southern California. Program on Environment and Behavior.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., cJanuary 1986, 294 p.
    Keywords: Seismic design; Unreinforced concrete; Comparative evaluations; Political aspects; Public policy; Disasters; Soil-structure interactions; Decision making; Natural hazards; Mitigation; Risk assessment; Costs; Perception; Legislation; Case studies; Earthquakes; Masonry; Policy making; Earthquake resistant structures; Retrofitting; Buildings; Building codes; Economic factors

  • Sherif, M. A.; Tsuchiya, C.; Ishibashi, I.
    Pore Pressure Rise of Saturated Sands During Cyclic Loading.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. Research Applied to National Needs., February 1977, 163 p.
    Identifying Number(s): SOIL ENGINEERING RESEARCH-17
    Keywords: Dynamic loads; Ottawa sand; Earth movements; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Pore pressure; Liquefaction; Saturated soils; Liquefaction (Soils); Stress analysis; Sands; Soil mechanics; Earthquakes

  • Chung, R. M.; Jason, N. H.; Mohraz, B.; Mowrer, F. W.; Walton, W. D.
    Post-Earthquake Fire and Lifelines Workshop. Held in Long Beach, California on January 30-31, 1995. Proceedings.
    August 1995, 58 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NIST/SP-889
    Keywords: ; Sprinkler systems; Liquid fuels; Seismic design; Emergency planning; Electric power; Fire alarm systems; Public utilities; Fire research; Fire suppression; Damage assessment; Water supply; Fire fighting; Highways; Earthquakes; Telecommunication; Fire protection; Transportation sector; Earthquake damage; Fires; Meetings; Natural gas; Fire hazards; Pipelines; Fire damage

  • Tabucchi, T. H. P.; Davidson, R. A.
    Post-Earthquake Restoration of the Los Angeles Water Supply System.
    Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., March 7, 2008, 144 p.
    Identifying Number(s): MCEER-08-0008
    Keywords: Hydraulic flow; Drinking water; Water systems; Water pipes; California; Water supply; Water treatment plants; Earthquake damage; Restoration; Water distribution; Simulation; Los Angeles (California); Distribution systems; Seismic effects

  • Yang, J. N.; Akbarpour, A.
    Practical Considerations for Structural Control: System Uncertainty, System Time Delay, and Truncation of Small Control Forces.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., August 10, 1987, 159 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NCEER-87-0018
    Keywords: Sensitivity analysis; Riccati equation; Structural control; Algorithms; Graphs (Charts); Earthquake engineering; Time lag; Uncertainty; Optimal control; Control systems; Structural analysis

  • Kamil, H.; Pazargadi, S.
    Practical Reliability Analysis of Linear Lifelines Under Natural Hazards.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., November 1980, 91 p.
    Identifying Number(s): EDAC-103-140.01
    Keywords: Bridges (Structures); Earthquake resistant structures; Damage assessment; Subsurface structures; Mathematical models; Reliability; Soil structure interactions; Random variables; Pipelines; Earthquakes

  • Murray-Moraleda, J. R.
    Predicted Surface Displacements for Scenario Earthquakes in the San Francisco Bay Region.
    January 2009, 44 p.
    Identifying Number(s): USGS-OFR2008-1375
    Keywords: Radar; U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); California; Deformation; San Francisco Bay Area; Ground motion; Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR); Seismic detectors; Measurement; Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast (UCERF); Working Group on California Earthquake Probabilities (WGCEP); Displacement; Hazards; Global positioning system; Emergency responders; Earthquakes

  • Wang, P. C.
    Prediction of Earthquake Resistance of Structures.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., January 20, 1980, 200 p.
    Keywords: Seismic design; Earthquake resistant structures; Predictions; Seismic waves; Computer programs; Earthquake engineering; Fortran 4 programming language; IBM-360/65 computers; Soil dynamics; Nuclear reactors; Soil structure interactions; Linear systems; Fortran; Nonlinear systems; Dynamic structural analysis

  • Steedman, D. W.; Higgins, C. J.
    Prediction of Free Field Motions in Large-Scale Earthquake Simulations Using Explosives.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., October 1982, 132 p.
    Keywords: Explosives; Computer applications; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Dynamic response; Simulation; Soil properties; Finite difference theory; Earthquakes