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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: Hillside materials; Materials units; Weathering phases; California; Physical properties; Unit descriptions; San Francisco Bay region; Stratigraphic thickness; Slopes; CompositionBakun, 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: Locations (Intensity centers); California; San Francisco Bay Region; Moment magnitude M; Modified Mercalli intensity (MMI) assignments; Maps; Seismicity; Earthquakes; UncertainitiesYanev, 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: Hokkaido; Liquefaction; Urban areas; Soil dynamics; Tsunamis; Soil-structure interactions; Damage assessment; Hokkaido Japan Earthquake; Aftershocks; Earthquake damage; Okushiri; Fires; Buildings; Seismic effects; Japan; Dynamic response; Ground motion; Ground subsidence; Structural response; EarthquakesSherrod, 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: Woodinville (Washington); Holocene fault scarps; Fault scarps; Southern Whidbey Island Fault Zone; Research; Magnetic anomalies; Aeromagnetic anomalies; Excavations; Earthquakes; Ground-magnetic survey; Prehistoric deformation; Paleoseismology; Shallow magnetic anomaliesPalm, 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: Regulations; Disasters; Risk; Real property; Security; Loans; Mortgages; EarthquakesHomebuilder's Guide to Earthquake Resistant Design and Construction.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC., June 2006, 226 p.
Keywords: Chimneys; Seismic design; Two-family houses; Home contents; Lessons learned; Fireplaces; Requirements; One-family houses; Foundations; Floor construction; Foundation walls; Balconies; Best practices; Homebuilder's guide; Roof-ceiling systems; Design; Earthquake resistance; Walls; Existing houses; Anchorage; ConstructionBolin, 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: Emergency response; Ethnic groups; Whittier Narrows Earthquake; Families; Earthquake damage; Community planning; Recovery; Social effect; Economic impact; Households; Disaster relief; Local planning; Social psychology; Human behavior; Local government; Southern region (California); Communities; Earthquakesde 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: Seismic design; Earthquake resistant structures; Safety factor; Benefit cost analysis; Probability density functions; Seismic risk; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Buildings; Risk; Building codes; Seismic design decision analysis; EarthquakesBieniawski, 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: ; Cost analysis; Seismic design; Inventories; Earthquake resistance; Retrofitting; Cost estimates; Safety engineering; Structural design; Design standards; Earthquake engineering; Regulatory guides; Federal buildings; Reinforcement (Structures); Building codesHurricane Warning: The Critical Need for a National Hurricane Research Initiative.
January 2007, 40 p.
Identifying Number(s): NSB-06-115
Keywords: ; Natural disasters; Hurricanes; Disasters; Economic impact; Hazards; Infrastructure; Losses