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  • Ellen, S. D.; Wentworth, C. M.
    Hillside Materials and Slopes of the San Francisco Bay Region.
    January 1995, 223 p.
    Identifying Number(s): USGS/PP-1357
    Keywords: Materials units; Physical properties; Unit descriptions; Composition; Weathering phases; Stratigraphic thickness; Slopes; California; San Francisco Bay region; Hillside materials

  • Bakun, W. H.
    Historical Seismicity in the South San Francisco Bay Region.
    January 2009, 39 p.
    Identifying Number(s): USGS-OFR-2008-1151-V1-1
    Keywords: San Francisco Bay Region; Moment magnitude M; Earthquakes; Modified Mercalli intensity (MMI) assignments; Uncertainities; Locations (Intensity centers); Seismicity; Maps; California

  • Yanev, P. I.; Scawthorn, C. R.
    Hokkaido Nansei-oki, Japan Earthquake of July 12, 1993.
    National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.; New York State Science and Technology Foundation, Albany., December 23, 1993, 142 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NCEER-93-0023
    Keywords: Earthquake damage; Dynamic response; Ground motion; Damage assessment; Tsunamis; Buildings; Okushiri; Earthquakes; Aftershocks; Soil-structure interactions; Urban areas; Soil dynamics; Hokkaido; Seismic effects; Structural response; Japan; Fires; Ground subsidence; Hokkaido Japan Earthquake; Liquefaction

  • Sherrod, B. L.; Blakely, R. J.; Weaver, C.; Kelsey, H.; Barnett, E.
    Holocene Fault Scarps and Shallow Magnetic Anomalies Along the Southern Whidbey Island Fault Zone Near Woodinville, Washington.
    January 2005, 40 p.
    Identifying Number(s): USGS/OFR-2005-1136
    Keywords: Prehistoric deformation; Ground-magnetic survey; Southern Whidbey Island Fault Zone; Earthquakes; Holocene fault scarps; Research; Woodinville (Washington); Aeromagnetic anomalies; Shallow magnetic anomalies; Excavations; Paleoseismology; Fault scarps; Magnetic anomalies

  • Palm, R. I.
    Home Mortgage Lenders, Real Property Appraisers and Earthquake Hazards.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., cJanuary 1983, 170 p.
    Identifying Number(s): IBS/TEAM-38
    Keywords: Risk; Regulations; Earthquakes; Real property; Loans; Mortgages; Security; Disasters

  • Homebuilder's Guide to Earthquake Resistant Design and Construction.
    Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC., June 2006, 226 p.
    Keywords: Roof-ceiling systems; Earthquake resistance; Chimneys; Fireplaces; Lessons learned; Best practices; Seismic design; Anchorage; Foundations; Requirements; Floor construction; Two-family houses; Walls; Balconies; Construction; Homebuilder's guide; Foundation walls; Home contents; Existing houses; One-family houses; Design

  • Bolin, R.
    Household and Community Recovery After Earthquakes. Program on Environment and Behavior.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., cJanuary 1994, 122 p.
    Identifying Number(s): ISBN-1-877943-11-8
    Keywords: Earthquake damage; Economic impact; Local government; Social psychology; Emergency response; Earthquakes; Ethnic groups; Southern region (California); Whittier Narrows Earthquake; Communities; Recovery; Social effect; Families; Human behavior; Community planning; Households; Disaster relief; Local planning

  • de Neufville, R.
    How Do We Evaluate and Choose Between Alternative Codes for Design and Performance.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. Research Applied to National Needs., February 1975, 38 p.
    Identifying Number(s): MIT-CE-R75-3
    Keywords: Ground motion; Buildings; Building codes; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Risk; Probability density functions; Seismic design; Seismic design decision analysis; Earthquakes; Safety factor; Benefit cost analysis; Seismic risk

  • Bieniawski, A.; Todd, D.
    How-To Suggestions for Implementing Executive Order 12941 on Seismic Safety of Existing Federal Buildings, A Handbook.
    Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Mitigation and Research., November 1995, 214 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-5770
    Keywords: ; Earthquake resistance; Building codes; Earthquake engineering; Reinforcement (Structures); Seismic design; Structural design; Cost estimates; Regulatory guides; Safety engineering; Inventories; Federal buildings; Design standards; Cost analysis; Retrofitting

  • Hurricane Warning: The Critical Need for a National Hurricane Research Initiative.
    January 2007, 40 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NSB-06-115
    Keywords: ; Economic impact; Hazards; Natural disasters; Losses; Infrastructure; Hurricanes; Disasters