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NUCLEAR POWER PLANT DESIGN AND SEISMIC SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS (2012)
The seismic design criteria applied to siting commercial nuclear power plants operating in the United States received increased attention following the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station. ...
Reference: CRS Report for Congress, Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress
D2.12 – EFFICIENT INTENSITY MEASURES FOR COMPONENTS WITHIN A NUMBER OF INFRASTRUCTURES (2011)
The characterisation of strong ground motion is a crucial element of analyses of seismic risk for isolated structures and lifeline networks. Many measures of the strength of ground motion (intensity measures) have been developed. Each intensity measure may ...
Reference: Systemic Seismic Vulnerability and Risk Analysis for Buildings, Lifeline Networks and Infrastructures Safety Gain Acronym: SYNER-G Project N°: 244061 Call N°: FP7-ENV-2009-1 Project start: 01 November 2009 Duration: 36 months
RISK MANAGEMENT SERIES PRIMER FOR DESIGN PROFESSIONALS COMMUNICATING WITH OWNERS AND MANAGERS OF NEW BUILDINGS ON EARTHQUAKE RISK (2004)
 
The objectives of this report are fourfold: (1) to summarize, in a qualitative fashion, important new concepts in performance-based seismic design and new knowledge about the seismic hazard facing the United States (in a way that can be easily communicated ...
Reference: FEMA 389
EARTHQUAKES IN EUROPE NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL AND EUROPEAN POLICY FOR THE PREVENTION AND MITIGATION OF SEISMIC DISASTER (2003)
<p>Natural hazards, such as earthquakes, landslides and floods, are often more devastating, in terms of loss of life and environmental damage, and also have potential to precipitate technological hazards. It is apparent that several types of natural hazards ...
Reference: This report was written between 2003-03-01 and 2003-07-31 under the supervision of Stein HENRIKSEN
ENGINEERING AND DESIGN STRONG MOTION INSTRUMENTS FOR RECORDING EARTHQUAKE MOTIONS ON DAMS (1981)
 
This regulation provides requirements and installation and servicing of strong-motion instruments earthquake motions on Corps of Engineers (CE) dams.
Reference: "Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Washington, CECW-EG Engineer Regulation 1110-2-103"