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The National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program : scientific status / by Hanks, Thomas C.(CARDINAL)269132; Geological Survey (U.S.)(CARDINAL)154385;

Includes bibliographical references (page 40).

Subjects: National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (U.S.); Earthquake hazard analysis;

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Seismic design parameters [electronic resource] / by Frankel, Arthur D.(CARDINAL)287642; Leyendecker, Edgar V.,1939-(CARDINAL)287643; Rukstales, K. S.(CARDINAL)287641; United States.Federal Emergency Management Agency.(CARDINAL)137480; Building Seismic Safety Council (U.S.)(CARDINAL)287640; Geological Survey (U.S.)(CARDINAL)154385;

"Seismic design parameters obtained from the use of this program and/or maps are intended for use in the design of new construction, design and evaluation of existing construction, and the design of residential construction. Design parameters may be obtained by use of latitude and longitude or zip code to locate a site"--Title screen.System requirements: PC (or compatible) with Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT; Pentium processor with 32 MB of RAM; 200 mhz is recommended; screen resolution of at least 800 x 600 pixels; hard disk space of 30 MB. Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 is included to view maps.

Subjects: Buildings; Earthquake hazard analysis; Earthquake resistant design;

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Seismic retrofitting manual for highway bridges / by Buckle, I. G.(CARDINAL)319127; Friedland, Ian M.(CARDINAL)319126; United States.Federal Highway Administration.Office of Engineering & Highway Operations Research and Development.(CARDINAL)286896; National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (U.S.)(CARDINAL)319125;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-309).Introduction -- Preliminary screening of bridges for detailed evaluation -- Detailed evaluation of existing bridges -- Seismic retrofitting strategies -- Retrofit measures for bearings, seats, and expansion joints -- Retrofit measures for columns, cap beams, and joints -- Retrofit measures for foundations -- Retrofit measures for bridges on hazardous sites -- Retrofit measures using earthquake protective systems -- Appendices -- References.Task report;This manual is an interim revision of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) publication "Seismic Retrofitting Guidelines for Highway Bridges", which was published in 1983 as report number FHWA/RD-83/007. It describes an evaluation procedure for retrofitting seismically deficient highway bridges and outlines various measures to upgrade these structures. The guidance provided in this manual is comprehensive in nature and nationally applicable to bridges in different seismic zones. It includes a revised preliminary screening procedure; two methods of detailed evaluation (which include the capacity/demand ratio method and the lateral strength method); and expanded sections on retrofit measures for bearings, columns, footings, foundations, and soils. A new section on the application of seismic isolation to bridge retrofit is also included. The manual is termed an interim revision because the subject matter is still evolving at this time.Sponsored by Office of Engineering and Highway Operations R&D, Federal Highway Administration, under contract no.

Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Technical reports.; Bridges; Bridges; Earthquake hazard analysis; Earthquake resistant design;

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Specification of source zones, recurrence rates, focal depths, and maximum magnitudes for earthquakes affecting the Savannah River site, in South Carolina / by Bollinger, G. A.(CARDINAL)269112;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 22-26).

Subjects: Earthquake hazard analysis; Earthquakes; Seismology;

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Practices and procedures for site-specific evaluations of earthquake ground motions / by Matasovic, Neven,1959-(CARDINAL)311143; Hashash, Youssef M. A.(CARDINAL)311142; United States.Federal Highway Administration.(CARDINAL)139839; American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.(CARDINAL)138446; National Cooperative Highway Research Program.(CARDINAL)281856; National Research Council (U.S.).Transportation Research Board.(CARDINAL)141287;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 27-38).Introduction -- Current state of evaluation of site effects on ground motions -- Approach to survey of current practice -- Survey responses and relevant literature -- Conclusions and suggestions for further researchThe current AASHTO specifications for seismic design mandate site-specific evaluation of the earthquake design ground motion (i.e., the acceleration response spectrum) for ground conditions termed Site Class F. In the AASHTO specifications, Site Class F soils include soft clay sites. These AASHTO specifications also allow discretionary site-specific analyses for other ground conditions and a reduction in mapped design ground motions of as much as 33% if justified by a site-specific ground motion analysis. Some state departments of transportation (DOTs) are taking advantage of this site response reduction provision, particularly in cases where pore pressure generation could lead to soil liquefaction-Research sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration

Subjects: Technical reports.; Earthquake hazard analysis.; Earthquake resistant design.; Earthquakes; Pavements; Seismology; Shear strength of soils; Soils; Soils;

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Performance-based seismic bridge design / by Marsh, M. Lee.(CARDINAL)307635; Stringer, Stuart Judson.(CARDINAL)320098; United States.Federal Highway Administration.(CARDINAL)139839; American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.(CARDINAL)138446; National Cooperative Highway Research Program.(CARDINAL)281856; National Research Council (U.S.).Transportation Research Board.(CARDINAL)141287;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 90-97).Summary -- Chapter one. Background, objectives, and research approach -- Chapter two. Public and engineering expectations of seismic design and the associated regulatroy framework -- Chapter three. Review of industry practice -- Chapter four. Seismic hazard analysis -- Chapter five. Structural analysis and design -- Chapter six. Damage analysis -- Chapter seven. Loss analysis -- Chapter eight. Organization-specific criteria for bridges -- Chapter nine. Project-specific criteria -- Chapter ten. Summary of organization and project-specific criteria -- Chapter eleven. Summary of questionnaire results -- Chapter twelve. Identification of knowledge gaps -- Chapter thirteen. Identification of knowledge gaps."TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 440, Performance-Based Seismic Bridge Design (PBSD) summarizes the current state of knowledge and practice for PBSD. PBSD is the process that links decision making for facility design with seismic input, facility response, and potential facility damage. The goal of PBSD is to provide decision makers and stakeholders with data that will enable them to allocate resources for construction based on levels of desired seismic performance"--Publisher's description.Research sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration under Project no.

Subjects: Technical reports.; Bridges; Bridges; Earthquake resistant design.;

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Volcanotectonics : understanding the structure, deformation, and dynamics of volcanoes / by Gudmundsson, Agust,author.(CARDINAL)865673;

Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- Volcanotectonic structures -- Volcanotectonic deformation -- Volcanotectonic earthquakes -- Volcanotectonic processes -- Formation and dynamics of magma chambers and reservoirs -- Magma movement through the crust : dike paths -- Dynamics of volcanic eruptions -- Formation and evolution of volcanoes -- Understanding unrest and forecasting eruptions -- Appendices."Volcanotectonics is comparatively new scientific field that combines various methods and techniques of geology and physics so as to understand the structure and behaviour of polygenetic (central) volcanoes and the conditions for their eruptions. More specifically, volcanotectonics uses the techniques and methods of tectonics, structural geology, geophysics, and physics to collect data on volcanoes, as well as to analyse and interpret the physical processes that generate those data. The focus is on processes responsible for periods of volcanic unrest, caldera collapses, and eruptions"--

Subjects: Volcanic activity prediction.; Volcanic hazard analysis.; Volcanic eruptions.; Volcanoes.; Geology, Structural.; Morphotectonics.;

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Emergency planning and management : ensuring your company's survival in the event of a disaster / by Stringfield, William H.(CARDINAL)210373;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-267) and index.

Subjects: Emergency management.; Business planning.;

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Engineering principles and practices for retrofitting flood-prone residential structures. by United States.Federal Emergency Management Agency.(CARDINAL)137480;

Includes bibliographical references.Chapter 1: Introduction To Retrofitting: -- 1-1: Goals and intended users -- 1-2: Organization of the manual -- 1-3: Methods of retrofitting -- 1-3-1: Elevation -- 1-3-1-1: Elevation on solid perimeter foundation walls -- 1-3-1-2: Elevation on open foundation systems -- 1-3-2: Relocation -- 1-3-3: Dry floodproofing -- 1-3-4: Wet floodproofing -- 1-3-5: Floodwalls and levees -- 1-4: Considerations when retrofitting -- 1-5: Retrofitting process -- 1-5-1: Other retrofitting guides -- Chapter 2: Regulatory Requirements: -- 2-1: National flood insurance program -- 2-1-1: Flood hazard information -- 2-1-1-1: Flood insurance rate maps -- 2-1-1-2: Flood insurance studies -- 2-1-2: Floodplain management regulations -- 2-1-3: Insurance program -- 2-1-4: NFIP flood-prone building performance requirements -- 2-2: Community regulations and the permitting process -- 2-3: National model building codes -- 2-4: Consensus standards -- Chapter 3: Parameters Of Retrofitting: -- 3-1: Determination of homeowner preferences -- 3-1-1: Initial homeowner meeting -- 3-1-2: Initial site visit -- 3-1-3: Aesthetic concerns -- 3-1-4: Economic considerations -- 3-1-5: Risk considerations -- 3-1-6: Accessibility for individuals with special needs -- 3-2: Community regulations and permitting -- 3-2-1: Local codes -- 3-2-2: Building systems/code upgrades -- 3-2-3: Off-site flooding impacts -- 3-3: Technical parameters -- 3-3-1: Flooding characteristics -- 3-3-1-1: Flood depth and elevation -- 3-3-1-2: Flood flow velocity -- 3-3-1-3: Flood frequency -- 3-3-1-4: Rates of rise and fall -- 3-3-1-5: Flood duration -- 3-3-1-6: Debris impact -- 3-3-2: Site characteristics -- 3-3-2-1: Site location -- 3-3-2-2: Vulnerability to erosion -- 3-3-2-3: Soil type -- 3-3-3: Building characteristics -- 3-3-3-1: Substructure -- 3-3-3-2: Superstructure -- 3-3-3-3: Support services -- 3-3-3-4: Building construction -- 3-3-3-5: Building condition -- 3-4: Balancing historic preservation with flood protection -- 3-5: Multiple hazards -- 3-5-1: Earthquake forces -- 3-5-2: Wind forces -- Chapter 4: Determination Of Hazards: -- 4-1: Analysis of flood-related hazards -- 4-1-1: Determining flood elevations -- 4-1-1-1: Riverine areas -- 4-1-1-2: Coastal areas -- 4-1-2: Flood forces and loads -- 4-1-2-1: Flood depth and floodproofing design depth -- 4-1-2-2: Hydrostatic forces -- 4-1-2-3: Lateral hydrostatic forces -- 4-1-2-4: Saturated soil forces -- 4-1-2-5: Combined saturated soil and water forces -- 4-1-2-6: Vertical hydrostatic forces -- 4-1-2-7: Hydrodynamic forces -- 4-1-2-8: High velocity hydrodynamic forces -- 4-1-2-9: Impact loads -- 4-1-2-10: Riverine erosion -- 4-1-3: Site drainage -- 4-1-4: Movable bed streams -- 4-1-5: Analysis of non-flood-related hazards -- 4-1-6: Wind forces -- 4-1-7: Seismic forces -- 4-1-8: Combining forces -- 4-1-9: Protection of the structure -- 4-1-10: Protection of non-structural building components and building contents -- 4-1-11: Land subsidence -- 4-2: Geotechnical considerations -- 4-2-1: Allowable bearing capacity -- 4-2-2: Scour potential -- 4-2-2-1: Frost zone considerations -- 4-2-2-2: Permeability -- 4-2-2-3: Shrink-swell potential --Chapter 5: General Design Practices: -- 5-1: Field investigation -- 5-1-1: Local building requirements -- 5-1-2: Surveys -- 5-1-3: Structure survey -- 5-1-4: Topographic survey -- 5-1-5: Site utilities survey -- 5-1-6: Hazard determinations -- 5-1-7: Documentation of existing building systems -- 5-1-8: Homeowner preferences -- 5-1-9: Homeowner coordination -- 5-1-10: Maintenance programs and emergency action plans -- 5-2: Analysis of existing structure -- 5-2-1: Structural reconnaissance -- 5-2-2: Footings and foundations systems -- 5-2-3: Bearing capacity of footings -- 5-2-4: Bearing capacity of foundation walls -- 5-2-5: Lateral loads -- 5-2-6: Vertical loads -- 5-2-7: Dead loads -- 5-2-8: Live loads -- 5-2-9: Roof snow loads -- 5-2-10: Calculation of vertical, dead, live, and snow loads -- 5-2-11: Capacity versus loading -- 5-2-12: Load combination scenarios -- 5-2-13: Strength design method -- 5-2-14: Allowable stress method -- Chapter 5D: Dry Floodproofing: -- 5D-1: Emergency operations plan -- 5D-2: Inspection and maintenance plan -- 5D-3: Sealants and shields -- 5D-4: Field investigation -- 5D-5: Confirm structure is designed to accommodate dry floodproofing measures -- 5D-6: Selection and design of sealant systems -- 5D-6-1: Coatings -- 5D-6-2: Wrapped systems -- 5D-6-3: Brick veneer systems -- 5D-7: Selection and design of shield systems -- 5D-7-1: Plate shields -- 5D-8: Construction considerations for sealants and shields -- 5D-9: Drainage collection systems -- 5D-9-1: French drains -- 5D-9-2: Exterior underdrain systems -- 5D-9-3: Interior drain system -- 5D-9-4: Types of sump pumps -- 5D-9-5: Infiltration versus inundation -- 5D-9-6: Coordination with other floodproofing methods -- 5D-9-7: Field investigation -- 5D-9-8: Design -- 5D-10: Backflow valves -- 5D-10-1: Field investigation -- 5D-10-2: Design -- 5D-11: Emergency power -- 5D-11-1: Field investigation -- 5D-11-2: Design -- 5D-11-3: Construction -- 5D-12: Non-residential construction -- 5D-12-1: Permanent closure of openings -- 5D-12-2: Watertight core areas -- 5D-12-3: Enhanced flood shields -- 5D-12-4: Moveable floodwalls -- 5D-12-5: Pressure relief systems -- Chapter 5E: Elevation: -- 5E-1: Types of residential structures that can be elevated -- 5E-1-1: Houses over a crawlspace -- 5E-1-2: Houses over basements -- 5E-1-2-1: Design of openings in foundation walls for intentional flooding of enclosed areas below the DFE -- 5E-1-3: Houses on piers, columns, or piles -- 5E-1-4: Slab-on-grade houses -- 5E-1-4-1: Elevating a slab-on-grade wood-frame house -- 5E-1-4-2: Elevating a slab-on-grade masonry house -- 5E-1-5: Heavy building materials/complex design -- 5E-2: Field investigation concerns -- 5E-2-1: Property inspection and existing data review -- 5E-2-2: Code search -- 5E-3: Design -- 5E-4: Construction considerations -- 5E-4-1: Slab-on-grade house, not raising slab with house -- 5E-4-2: Slab-on-grade house, raising slab -- 5E-4-3: House over crawlspace/basement-- 5E-4-4: House on piers, columns, or piles -- Chapter 5F: Floodwalls And Levees: -- 5F-1: Floodwalls -- 5F-1-1: Types of floodwalls --5F-1-1-1: Gravity floodwall -- 5F-1-1-2: Cantilever floodwall -- 5F-1-1-3: Buttressed floodwall -- 5F-1-1-4: Counterfort floodwall -- 5F-1-2: Field investigation for floodwalls -- 5F-1-3: Floodwall design -- 5F-1-3-1: Floodwall design (selection and sizing) -- 5F-1-3-2: Floodwall design (simplified approach) -- 5F-1-4: Floodwall appurtenances -- 5F-1-4-1: Floodwall closures -- 5F-1-4-2: Drainage systems -- 5F-1-5: Floodwall seepage and leakage -- 5F-1-5-1: Seepage through the floodwall -- 5F-1-5-2: Seepage under the floodwall -- 5F-1-5-3: Leakage between the floodwall and residence -- 5F-1-6: Floodwall architectural details -- 5F-1-7: Floodwall construction -- 5F-2: Levees -- 5F-2-1: Levee field investigation -- 5F-2-2: Levee design -- 5F-2-2-1: Standard levee design criteria -- 5F-2-2-2: Initial levee design phases -- 5F-2-3: Levee seepage concerns -- 5F-2-3-1: Scouring/levee slope protection -- 5F-2-3-2: Interior levee drainage -- 5F-2-3-3: Levee maintenance -- 5F-2-3-4: Levee cost -- 5F-2-4: Levee construction -- 5F-2-4-1: Levee soil suitability -- 5F-2-4-2: Levee compaction requirements -- 5F-2-4-3: Levee settlement allowance -- 5F-2-4-4: Levee borrow area restrictions -- 5F-2-4-5: Access across levee --Chapter 5R: Relocation: -- 5R-1: Step 1: Select the house moving contractor -- 5R-2: Step 2: Analyze the existing site and structure -- 5R-3: Step 3: Select, analyze, and design the new site -- 5R-4: Step 4: Prepare the existing site -- 5R-5: Step 5: Analyze and prepare the moving route -- 5R-6: Step 6: Prepare the structure -- 5R-7: Step 7: Prepare the new site -- 5R-8: Step 8: Move the structure -- 5R-9: Step 9: Restore the old site -- Chapter 5W: Wet Floodproofing: -- 5W-1: Protection of the structure -- 5W-1-1: Foundations -- 5W-1-2: Cavity walls -- 5W-1-3: Solid walls -- 5W-2: Use of flood-resistant materials -- 5W-3: Building operations and maintenance procedures and emergency preparedness plans -- 5W-3-1: Flood warning system -- 5W-3-2: Inspection and maintenance plan -- 5W-3-3: Emergency operations plan -- 5W-3-4: Protection of utility systems -- 5W-4: Elevation -- 5W-5: In-place protection -- 5W-6: Field investigation -- 5W-7: Design overview -- 5W-8: Electrical systems -- 5W-9: Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems -- 5W-10: Fuel supply/storage systems -- 5W-11: Water systems -- 5W-12: Sewer systems -- 5W-13: Calculation of buoyancy forces -- 5W-14: Construction/implementation -- Chapter 6: Case Studies: -- 6-1: Case Study #1: Residential retrofit in Riverine Floodplain using elevation or relocation -- 6-1-1: Description of property -- 6-1-2: Structure information -- 6-1-3: Retrofit options selection -- 6-1-4: Load calculations -- 6-1-5: Supporting documentation -- 6-1-6: Real world examples -- 6-2: Case Study #2: Residential retrofit in coastal A zone using elevation or acquisition -- 6-2-1: Description of property -- 6-2-2: Structure information -- 6-2-3: Retrofit options selection -- 6-2-4: Load calculations -- 6-2-5: Supporting documentation -- 6-2-6: Real world examples -- 6-3: Case Study #3: Residential retrofit outside of the floodplain using dry or wet floodproofing -- 6-3-1: Description of property -- 6-3-2: Structure information -- 6-3-3: Retrofit options selection -- 6-3-4: Load calculations -- 6-3-5: Supporting documentation -- 6-3-6: Real world examples -- 6-4: Case Study #4: Residential retrofit outside of the floodplain using floodwalls or levees -- 6-4-1: Description of property -- 6-4-2: Structure information -- 6-4-3: Retrofit options selection -- 6-4-4: Load calculations -- 6-4-5: Drainage requirements -- 6-4-6: Supporting documentation -- 6-4-7: Real world examples -- Appendices: Appendix A: Sources of FEMA funding -- Appendix B: Understanding the FEMA benefit-cost analysis process -- Appendix C: Sample design calculations -- Appendix D: Alluvial fan flooding -- Appendix E: References -- Appendix F: Other resources -- Appendix G: Summary of NFIP requirements and best practices -- Appendix H: Acronyms.Synopsis: The third edition of this document is intended to further aid homeowners in selecting and successfully executing a flood retrofit on their home. Engineering design and economic guidance on what constitutes feasible and cost-effective retrofitting measures for flood-prone residential and non-residential structures are presented. Elevation, relocation, dry floodproofing, wet floodproofing, and the use of levees and floodwalls to mitigate flood hazards are discussed. This edition was updated to be more user-friendly and concise, the overall length of the publication has been shortened.

Subjects: Buildings; Dwellings; Flood damage prevention.;

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Confronting catastrophe : a GIS handbook / by Greene, R. W.(CARDINAL)215787;

Introduction -- Chap. 1. Identification and planning -- Chap. 2. Mitigation -- Chap. 3. Preparedness -- Chap. 4. Response -- Chap. 5. Recovery -- Appendix A. Challenges for GIS in emergency preparedness and response -- Appendix B. Spatial data layers -- Appendix C. Five-year general strategies matrix of the FIRESCOPE Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Information Technology Group (GISSIT).This handbook explains the importance and practice of using a geographic information system (GIS) in designing and implementing an effective response to large-scale disasters, including wildfires, hurricanes, earthquakes, and terrorist attacks. The handbook is organized according to the accepted methodology of disaster management, which involves planning and identification, mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. The first three stages involve tasks that an organization or community can perform before a disaster occurs. The latter two tasks focus on postdisaster efforts. The spatial display and analysis tools of GIS are ideal for assessing disaster risks, consequences, and responses. GIS can display the location, size, value, and significance of assets that may be impacted by disasters. It can show the kinds of environmental, atmospheric, and other conditions that contribute to particular kinds of natural disasters. GIS can also juxtapose a particular kind of asset with specific hazardous conditions over a wide geographic area, thus allowing a precise calculation of potential loss in the immediate area. With this kind of graphic depiction, the choices about what to do and where to do it are clarified for those charged with making fast, cost-effective decisions. This handbook details how GIS software features can be used at each stage of planning and response. The use of GIS in a disaster is illustrated by its application in New York City in the days after September 11, where it was used to provide assistance to rescue and recovery teams. The manual also profiles GIS-based disaster modeling software packages now available at no cost to local communities.

Subjects: Geographic information systems.; Emergency management; Disaster relief;

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