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Schiff, A.
Guide to Improved Earthquake Performance of Electric Power Systems.
National Inst. of Standards and Technology (BFRL), Gaithersburg, MD.; National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., September 1998, 328 p.
Keywords: ; Vulnerability; Control systems; Seismic design; Communication sysltems; Electric utilities; Facilities management; Electric power plants; Earthquake engineering; Electric power distribution; Operation and maintenance; Design analysis; Electric power production; Electric power generation; Substations; Seismic effects; Electric power systems; Dynamic structural analysisYancey, C. W. C.; Greenberg, J.
Guidelines and Procedures for Implementation of Executive Order on Seismic Safety.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC., January 1988, 36 p.
Identifying Number(s): NBSIR-88/3711
Keywords: Readiness; Specifications; Project management; Safety engineering; Earthquake resistant structure; Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977; Concrete construction; Guidelines; Accident prevention; Construction management; Design criteria; EarthquakesTodd, D.; Bieniawski, A.
Guidelines and Procedures for Implementation of the Executive Order on Seismic Safety of New Building Construction.
June 1992, 32 p.
Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-4852
Keywords: Earthquake resistant structures; Standards; Seismic waves; Regulations; Executive Order on Seismic Safety; Earthquake engineering; Design standards; Hazards; Safety; Government policies; Seismic effects; Building codes; Public buildingsTodd, D.
Guidelines and Procedures for Implementation of the Executive Order on Seismic Safety of New Construction (July 1991).
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Earthquakes and Natural Hazards., July 1991, 27 p.
Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-4635
Keywords: ; Seismic design; Executive orders; Safety engineering; Earthquake engineering; Instructions; Federal buildingsAndrus, R. D.; Stokoe, K. H.; Chung, R. M.; Juang, C. H.
Guidelines for Evaluating Liquefaction Resistance Using Shear Wave Velocity Measurement and Simplified Procedures.
National Inst. of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD., July 2003, 176 p.
Keywords: Evaluation; In situ; Seismic design; Retrofitting; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Secondary waves; Liquefaction; Soil properties; Cyclic loads; Guidelines; Shear wave velocity; Soil liquefactionLew, H. S.
Guidelines for Identification and Mitigation of Seismically Hazardous Existing Federal Buildings.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC., March 1989, 18 p.
Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-89/4062
Keywords: Evaluation; Vulnerability; Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977; Buildings; Instructions; Federal agencies; Hazards; Safety; Identifying; Requirements; EarthquakesAdham, S. A.
Guidelines for Mitigation of Seismic Hazards in Tilt-Up-Wall Structures. Phase I.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Office of Planning and Resources Management., February 1981, 97 p.
Keywords: Seismic design; Earthquake resistant structures; Precast concrete; Tilt up walls; Mathematical models; Walls; Dynamic response; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Panels; Stress analysisShenton, H. W.
Guidelines for Pre-Qualification, Prototype and Quality Control Testing of Seismic Isolation Systems.
January 1996, 152 p.
Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-5800
Keywords: Bridges (Structures); Standards; Prototypes; Hybrid systems; Displacement; Elastomeric systems; Loads (Forces); Requirements; Qualification; Quality control; Vibration isolators; Earthquake resistant structures; Structural vibration; Vibration dampling; Sliding; Building codes; Test methods; Dynamic response; Earthquake engineering; Dynamic structural analysisHAZUS Market Characterization Study.
July 2002, 62 p.
Identifying Number(s): FEMA-411
Keywords: Planning; Technical support; Loss estimation; Risk-based management tools; Cost estimates; Hazards US (HAZUS); Markets; Computer-based tools; Recommendations; Natural hazards; Training; EarthquakesHAZUS-MH Estimated Annualized Earthquake Losses for the United States.
April 2008, 66 p.
Keywords: Emergency plans; Risk assessment; Vulnerability; US FEMA; HAZUS-MH; Disasters; Hazards; Urban areas; Earthquakes