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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: Welded joints; Los Angeles (California); Damage assessment; Earthquake engineering; Northridge (California); Fractures (Materials); Cracking (Fracture)

  • 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: Risk assessment; Case studies; Public policy; Seismic design; Soil-structure interactions; Costs; Earthquakes; Policy making; Unreinforced concrete; Perception; Natural hazards; Retrofitting; Buildings; Building codes; Disasters; Legislation; Earthquake resistant structures; Masonry; Decision making; Comparative evaluations; Mitigation; Economic factors; Political aspects

  • 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: Ground motion; Saturated soils; Pore pressure; Earthquake engineering; Sands; Stress analysis; Earthquakes; Earth movements; Liquefaction (Soils); Soil mechanics; Dynamic loads; Liquefaction; Ottawa sand

  • 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: ; Damage assessment; Seismic design; Fire damage; Fire fighting; Water supply; Fire research; Liquid fuels; Earthquake damage; Pipelines; Earthquakes; Electric power; Fire suppression; Public utilities; Meetings; Fire hazards; Emergency planning; Fire alarm systems; Fires; Transportation sector; Highways; Fire protection; Sprinkler systems; Natural gas; Telecommunication

  • 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: Earthquake damage; Los Angeles (California); Water treatment plants; Drinking water; Water pipes; Water supply; Simulation; Water systems; Restoration; Seismic effects; Water distribution; California; Distribution systems; Hydraulic flow

  • 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: Optimal control; Sensitivity analysis; Time lag; Earthquake engineering; Riccati equation; Graphs (Charts); Uncertainty; Structural analysis; Algorithms; Control systems; Structural control

  • 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: Reliability; Damage assessment; Earthquake resistant structures; Pipelines; Earthquakes; Soil structure interactions; Random variables; Subsurface structures; Mathematical models; Bridges (Structures)

  • 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: San Francisco Bay Area; Emergency responders; Ground motion; Radar; Hazards; Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast (UCERF); Earthquakes; Seismic detectors; Measurement; Global positioning system; Displacement; U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Working Group on California Earthquake Probabilities (WGCEP); California; Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR); Deformation

  • 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 waves; Nuclear reactors; Computer programs; Earthquake resistant structures; Earthquake engineering; Seismic design; Soil structure interactions; Soil dynamics; IBM-360/65 computers; Linear systems; Fortran; Fortran 4 programming language; Predictions; 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: Dynamic response; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Earthquakes; Computer applications; Simulation; Soil properties; Finite difference theory; Explosives