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• Kennett, E. W.
  Designing for Earthquakes, Proceedings from the 1978 Summer Seismic Institutes for Architectural Faculty Held at Illinois Univ., Urbana-Champaign on June 12-23, 1978 and at Stanford Univ., CA., on August 20-25, 1978.
  National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Office of Planning and Resources Management., September 1979, 309 p.
  Keywords: Seismic design; Earthquake resistant structures; Urban planning; Risk analysis; Land use; Seismic risk; Structural design; Dynamic response; Renovating; Earthquake engineering; Meetings; Tsunamis; Design criteria; Dynamic structural analysis

• Designing for Earthquakes: A Manual for Architects. Risk Management Series.
  December 2006, 392 p.
  Identifying Number(s): FEMA-454
  Keywords: Seismic design; Seismic hazards; Nature of earthquakes; Site selection; Nonstructural design philosphy; Geotechnical engineering expertise; Extreme hazards; Risk management; Earthquake effects; Eqrthquake hazards; Ground motion; Manuals; Site evaluation; Architectural design; Earthquakes

• Keightley, W. O.
  Destructive Earthquakes in Burdur and Bingol, Turkey - May 1971.
  National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., January 1975, 84 p.
  Keywords: Seismic design; Damage assessment; Earthquake resistant structures; Seismic risk; Structural design; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Urban areas; Bingol (Turkey); Burdur (Turkey); Building codes; Earthquakes

• DiPasquale, E.; Cakmak, A. S.
  Detection and Assessment of Seismic Structural Damage.
  National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Div. of Industrial Science and Technological Innovation., August 25, 1987, 98 p.
  Identifying Number(s): NCEER-87-0015
  Keywords: Numerical analysis; San Fernando (California); Damage assessment; Expert systems; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Reviews; Structural analysis

• Whitman, R. V.; Becker, J. M.; Ho, A. D.
  Determination of Earthquake Intensities from Chimney Damage Reports.
  National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., June 1979, 108 p.
  Keywords: Chimneys; Damage assessment; Earthquake resistant structures; Intensity; Massachusetts; Dynamic response; Earthquake engineering; Boston (Massachusetts); Theses; Cape Ann Earthquake; Earthquakes

• Harder, L. F.; Seed, H. B.
  Determination of Penetration Resistance for Coarse-Grained Soils Using the Becker Hammer Drill.
  National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., May 1986, 148 p.
  Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-86/06
  Keywords: ; Measuring instruments; Soils; Gravel; Standards; Resistance; Earthquakes; Data processing; Drilling machines (Tools); Sand; Tests; Penetration

• McMahon, P.
  Determination of the Failure Probability of One or More Structures Located at a Site. Seismic Design Decision Analysis.
  National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications., May 1975, 28 p.
  Identifying Number(s): INTERNAL STUDY-56
  Keywords: Numerical analysis; Probability theory; Seismic design; Earthquake resistant structures; Damage assessment; Failure; Risk analysis; Seismic risk; Earthquake engineering; Earthquakes

• Bradley, G. L.; Chang, P. C.; Taylor, A. W.
  Determination of the Ultimate Capacity of Elastomeric Bearings under Axial Loading.
  National Inst. of Standards and Technology (BFRL), Gaithersburg, MD. Structures Div., February 1998, 158 p.
  Keywords: ; Elastomers; Seismic design; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Vibration damping; Tests; Bearings; Loads (Forces); Construction

• Beck, J. L.
  Determining Models of Structures from Earthquake Records.
  National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., June 1978, 310 p.
  Identifying Number(s): EERL-78-01
  Keywords: Earthquake resistant structures; Seismic waves; San Fernando Earthquake; Earth movements; Data acquisition; Dynamic response; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Systems identification; Buildings; Theses; Earthquakes

• Veletsos, A. S.; Tang, Y.
  Deterministic Assessment of Effects of Ground Motion Incoherence.
  National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.; National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY., July 15, 1989, 54 p.
  Keywords: Deterministic methods; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Approximation; Soil structure interactions; Incoherence; Rigid foundations; Seismic effects