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• Bradley, G. L.; Taylor, A. W.; Chang, P. C.
  Ultimate Capacity Testing of Laminated Elastomeric Base Isolation Bearings under Axial Loading.
  March 1997, 56 p.
  Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-6002
  Keywords: ; Elastomers; Seismic design; Compression tests; Standards; Research; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Vibration damping; Vibration isolators; Bearings

• Fattal, S. G.; Todd, D. R.
  Ultimate Strength of Masonry Shear Walls: Predictions versus Test Results.
  October 1991, 48 p.
  Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-4633
  Keywords: ; Masonry; Earthquake resistant structures; Mathematical models; Walls; Design standards; Earthquake engineering; Shear stress; Ultimate strength; Loads (Forces); Building codes; Structural analysis

• Shinozuka, M.; Kawakami, H.
  Underground Pipe Damages and Ground Characteristics.
  National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications., June 1977, 17 p.
  Keywords: Water pipes; Seismic waves; Tokyo (Japan); Subsurface structures; Earth movements; Shear strain; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Soil dynamics; Japan; Pipelines; Earthquakes

• Evans, M. D.; Seed, H. B.
  Undrained Cyclic Triaxial Testing of Gravels - The Effect of Membrane Compliance.
  National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., July 1987, 437 p.
  Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-87/08
  Keywords: ; Consolidation; Gravel; Thickness; Triaxial tests; Mechanical properties; Membranes; Pore pressure; Cyclic loads; Penetration; Hydrostatic tests; Modulus of elasticity; Tests; Earthquakes

• Taylor, C. E.; Chang, S. E.; Eguchi, R. T.
  Updating Real-Time Earthquake Loss Estimates: Methods, Problems and Insights.
  National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA. Earthquake Engineering Research Centers Program., December 17, 2001, 72 p.
  Keywords: Research needs; Bayesian methods; Northridge (California); Loss estimation methods; Sampling; Lessons learned; Estimation methods; Stratification; Standard errors; Updationg loss estimates; Statistical procedures; Losses; Earthquakes

• Chan, S. W.; Koh, S. L.; Chen, W. F.
  Upper Bound Limit Analysis of the Stability of a Seismic-Infirmed Earthslope.
  National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., September 1980, 141 p.
  Identifying Number(s): CE-STR-80-16
  Keywords: LASSIE computer program; Mathematical models; Earthquake engineering; Soil properties; Stress analysis; Computer programs; Slopes; Plastic deformation; Earthquakes

• Miles, S. B.; Chang, S. E.
  Urban Disaster Recovery: A Framework and Simulation Model.
  National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.; Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY., July 25, 2003, 126 p.
  Keywords: ; Literature review; Sensitivity analysis; Emergency planning; Computerized simulation; Prototypes; Disasters; Disaster recovery; Urban areas; Socioeconomics; Management; Decision making; Earthquakes

• Wolfe, M. R.
  Urban Scale Vulnerability, Proceedings of the U.S.-Italy Colloquium on Urban Design and Earthquake Hazard Mitigation, Rome, Italy, October 12-16, 1981.
  National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., June 1982, 160 p.
  Keywords: Regional planning; Earthquake resistant structures; Urban planning; Land use; Foreign technology; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Hazards; Meetings; Urban areas; Building codes; Earthquakes

• Urban Search and Rescue in the Santa Cruz Area Following the Loma Prieta Earthquake.
  November 1992, 31 p.
  Identifying Number(s): FA-124
  Keywords: Damage assessment; Loma Prieta Earthquake; California; Emergency services; Santa Cruz County (California); US FEMA; Earthquake damage; Disaster relief; Urban areas; Search and rescue; Communities; Earthquakes

• Frondistou-Yannas, S. A.; Ng, H. T. S.
  Use of Concrete Demolition Waste as Aggregates in Areas That Have Suffered Destruction. A Feasibility Study.
  National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C., November 1977, 173 p.
  Identifying Number(s): MIT-CE-R77-37
  Keywords: Concretes; Construction materials; Disasters; Solid waste disposal; Earthquakes; Economic analysis; Waste recycling; Reclamation; Aggregates