Earthquake Engineering
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Seismic Risk Analysis using GIS: Evaluation of Structural Damage to Buildings and Loss Estimation
EERI website
Consortium of Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering (CUREE)
George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
Earthquakes and Earthquake Engineering in The Library of Congress
Infrastructure Risk Research Project at The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
ABAG Data on Earthquakes and Housing - Videos and other information on typical building damage.
Applied Technology Council (ATC) - Information on engineering applications to mitigate the effects of
natural and other hazards on the built environment.
10. Architectural Surety Projects - Sandia National Laboratories program to make buildings more resistant to
earthquakes and other natural and man-made insults.
11. California Earthquake Authority (CEA) - The site of California Department of Insurance provides
information on earthquake coverage.
12. California Seismic Safety Commission (CSSC) - Information on seismic risk mitigation and data on economic
impact of events.
13. Center for Earthquake Research and Information (ERI) - Research center at the University of Memphis is
focusing on the earthquake activities and campus vulnerability studies.
14. Damage of Steel Piers at Kobe Earthquake (Japan) - Information about damage of steel piers by focusing
on column and beam members with variable cross-sections.
15. Earthquake and Housing Impacts for Bay Area - Seismic analysis of the extensive Bay Area housing stock
including buildings that are broadly classified according to their basic characteristics.
16. Earthquake Engineering Abstracts (EEA) - A database of 100,000 records covering the world literature in
earthquake engineering since 1971, searchable by author, title, keyword, and date. Produced by the
National Information Service for Earthquake Engineering (NISEE).
17. Earthquake Engineering and other Research Projects - California State University, Northridge research
projects in the area of earthquake, wind and terrorist blast protection.
18. Earthquake Engineering Research Center - EERC - Conducts research and public service programs aimed at
protecting the public and its property from the destructive effects of earthquakes. Includes online
searcheable library. University of California, Berkeley.
19. Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) - Activities of the national society of engineers,
geoscientists, architects, planners, public officials, and social scientists related to earthquake exposure, risk
and protection of lifelines and building structures.
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20. Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 (Japan) - Special report.
21. John A. Blume Earthquake Engineering Center (Stanford University) - News and reports on the
advancement of research, education and practice.
22. National Strong-Motion Program (NSMP) - Information and data for significant siesmic events from the
U.S. Geological Survey
23. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) - Headlines of a major earthquake engineering
research equipment project of the National Science Foundation.
24. PEER: Tall Buildings Initiative - Project aimed at developing design criteria that will ensure safe and usable
tall buildings following future earthquakes.
25. Public Roads On-Line (Summer 1994) - The Northridge Earthquake: Lessons learned and progress made in
seismic-resistant bridge design.
26. Shake Table - Information on how to build a shake table to test the resistance of structures to earthquake
shaking.
27. Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) - Participants in research on earthquake hazards from nine
institutions transfer earthquake information to the public.
28. Statistical Ground Motion Models - This site provides information and software useful to generate a large
number of earthquake ground motions representative of a particular hazard level for a few particular
geophysical areas of the United States.
29. Structural Engineering Earthquake Simulation Laboratory - Includes a 12 X12 foot seismic shaking table
simulator, and an 18" thick concrete "strong floor" which covers an overall area of 3400 square feet. Offers
material testing equipment for both static and dynamic loading systems; a structural models laboratory; a
concrete laboratory; and a multi-story testing bay for testing full-scale components. At the University of
Buffalo in New York.
30. USC Strong Motion Research Group - Research on earthquake response of man-made structures, aiming to
improve seismic design procedures and to reduce earthquake risks. Located at the University of Southern
California.
31. World Housing Encyclopedia - Web-based encyclopedia of housing construction types in seismically-prone
areas of the world.
Seismic Isolation Testing (text and video)
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"Earthquake Protector: Shake Table Crash Testing". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
"Shaking Table Test on Conventional Wooden House (1)". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
"Miki_house_test". YouTube. 2007-07-02. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
NEA: http://www.nea.fr/html/nsd/docs/2004/csni-r2004-10.pdf
"The NIED ‘E-Defence’ Laboratory in Miki City]". Retrieved 3 March 2008.
"CMMI - Funding - Hazard Mitigation and Structural Engineering - US National Science Foundation (NSF)". nsf.gov.
Retrieved 2012-07-31.
"Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation". Official web site. Retrieved September 21, 2011.
"Base isolation for earthquake engineering". YouTube. 2007-06-27. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
"Passive and active vibration isolation systems - Theory". Physics-animations.com. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
"Clark,Liesl; ''First Inhabitants'' PBS online, Nova; updated Nov. 2000". Pbs.org. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
"4. Building for earthquake resistance - Earthquakes - Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand". Teara.govt.nz. 2009-0302. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
"LBRtest". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
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13. "Hybrid Simulation of Base Isolated Structures". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
14. Zayas, Victor A.; Low, Stanley S.; Mahin, Stephen A. (May 1990), "A Simple Pendulum Technique for Achieving
Seismic Isolation", Earthquake Spectra 6 (2): 317–333, doi:10.1193/1.1585573, ISSN 8755-2930
15. Structure Magazine: http://www.structuremag.org/OldArchives/2004/july/Structural%20Practices.pdf
16. "Earthquake-Resistant Construction". Nisee.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
17. "Niigita Earthquake 1964 - YouTube". Es.youtube.com. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
18. "Nuclear Power Plants and Earthquakes". World-nuclear.org. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
19. "Building Collapse". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
20. "Tsunami disaster (Sri Lanka Resort)". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
21. "Bad construction cited in quake zone - World news - Asia-Pacific - China earthquake | NBC News". MSNBC.
Retrieved 2013-07-28.
22. "Shake table testing of adobe house (4A-S7 East) - YouTube". Nz.youtube.com. 2007-01-12. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
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Earthquakes and Architecture - NEES
A Construction Technique for Earthquake Resistant Buildings - DIY ...
Langenbach: How a Traditional Technology may prevent Earthquake
Engineering The Impossible: Earthquake Proof : Video : Science Channel
EARTHQUAKE! - NOVA - Discovery/Science/History (documentary)
Dan Cruickshank's Adventures in Architecture - Episode 4: Disaster
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1. Liolios, Asterios, Angelos Liolios, and George Hatzigeorgiou. "A Numerical Approach For Estimating The Effects Of
Multiple Earthquakes To Seismic Response Of Structures Strengthened By Cable-Elements." Journal Of Theoretical &
Applied Mechanics 43.3 (2013): 21-32.
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2. Migda, Wojciech, and Robert Jankowski. "An Approach For The Response Of Buildings Subjected To Impact Load
After Soft-Story Failure Due To Earthquake Excitation." Shock & Vibration 20.4 (2013): 681-692.
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3. Rojas, Fabian R., and James C. Anderson. "Pounding Of An 18-Story Building During Recorded Earthquakes." Journal
Of Structural Engineering 138.12 (2012): 1530-1544.
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4. Saragoni, G. Rodolfo. "The Challenge Of Centennial Earthquakes To Improve Modern Earthquake Engineering." AIP
Conference Proceedings 1020.1 (2008): 1113-1120.
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5. Mackie, K. R., and B. Stojadinovic. "Fourway: Graphical Tool For Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering."
Journal Of Structural Engineering 132.8 (2006): 1274-1283.
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6. Aldemir, Unal, Arcan Yanik, and Mehmet Bakioglu. "Control Of Structural Response Under Earthquake Excitation."
Computer-Aided Civil & Infrastructure Engineering 27.8 (2012): 620-638.
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7. Rajendran, Kusala, et al. "The 18 September 2011, North Sikkim Earthquake." Current Science (00113891) 101.11
(2011): 1475-1479. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=71826867&site=ehost-live
8. Petit, Charles W. "Aftershock." U.S. News & World Report 136.1 (2004): 42-44.
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9. Grasso, S., and M. Maugeri. "Earthquake Risk Management Of Underground Lifelines In The Urban Area Of Catania."
AIP Conference Proceedings 1020.1 (2008): 284-292.
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10. Praticò, Filippo Giammaria. "Road Surfaces And Earthquake Engineering: A Theoretical And Experimental Study." AIP
Conference Proceedings 1020.1 (2008): 1085-1092.
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11. Hayes Jr., John R., et al. "Can Strengthening For Earthquake Improve Blast And Progressive Collapse Resistance?."
Journal Of Structural Engineering 131.8 (2005): 1157-1177.
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12. Gilani, Amir S. J., et al. "Earthquake Simulator Testing And Seismic Evaluation Of Suspended Ceilings." Journal Of
Architectural Engineering 16.2 (2010): 63-73.
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13. Sekiguchi, Haruko, and Masayuki Yoshimi. "Broadband Ground Motion Reconstruction For The Kanto Basin During
The 1923 Kanto Earthquake." Pure & Applied Geophysics 168.3/4 (2011): 609-630.
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14. Nash, J. Madeleine. "A Fault Runs Through It." Time 166.1 (2005): 34-35.
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15. Carlson, James A., and Robert E. Simmons. "Earthquake." ASHRAE Journal 53.4 (2011): 44-48.
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16. Styles, Peter. "The Haiti Earthquake: A Salutary Lesson In (Non) Earthquake Engineering." Geology Today 26.2
(2010): 53-54. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=48630272&site=ehost-live
17. Hough, Susan E. "Keeping The History In Historical Seismology: The 1872 Owens Valley, California Earthquake." AIP
Conference Proceedings 1020.1 (2008): 293-298.
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18. Abedi-Nik, Farhad, and Saeid Sabouri-Ghomi. "The Damaging Effects Of Earthquake Excitation On Concrete Cooling
Towers." AIP Conference Proceedings 1020.1 (2008): 771-778.
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19. Lamster, Mark. "Castles In The Air." Scientific American 305.3 (2011): 76-83.
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20. Augenti, N., and F. Parisi. "Learning From Construction Failures Due To The 2009 L'aquila, Italy, Earthquake." Journal
Of Performance Of Constructed Facilities 24.6 (2010): 536-555.
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21. Irtem, Erdal, Kaan Turker, and Umut Hasgul. "Causes Of Collapse And Damage To Low-Rise RC Buildings In Recent
Turkish Earthquakes." Journal Of Performance Of Constructed Facilities 21.5 (2007): 351-360.
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22. Saatcioglu, Murat, et al. "Response Of Earthquake-Resistant Reinforced-Concrete Buildings To Blast Loading."
Canadian Journal Of Civil Engineering 36.8 (2009): 1378-1390.
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23. Rosko, Peter. "Seismic Response Analysis And Design Of Structure With Base Isolation." AIP Conference Proceedings
1233.1 (2010): 1570-1575.
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24. Thomson, Helen. "How To Build A Way Out Of Disaster." New Scientist 205.2750 (2010): 46-47.
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25. Gokce Kurt, Efe, et al. "Performance Examination Of Two Seismic Strengthening Procedures By Pseudodynamic
Testing." Journal Of Structural Engineering 138.1 (2012): 31-41.
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26. Mualchin, Lalliana. "History Of Modern Earthquake Hazard Mapping And Assessment In California Using A
Deterministic Or Scenario Approach." Pure & Applied Geophysics 168.3/4 (2011): 383-407.
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27. KAPLAN, HASAN, et al. "Seismic Strengthening Of RC Structures With Exterior Shear Walls." Sadhana 36.1 (2011): 1734. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=60368063&site=ehost-live
28. Mazzolani, Federico M. "Advanced Techniques For Seismic Protection Of Historical Buildings: Experimental And
Numerical Approach." AIP Conference Proceedings 1020.1 (2008): 100-108.
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