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Publications tagged with [seismic risk]
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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. ...
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Earthquake Engineering -
Seismic Mitigation and Design
Reference:
CRS Report for Congress, Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress
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 ...
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Earthquake Engineering -
Seismic Mitigation and Design
Reference:
FEMA 389
<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 ...
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Earthquake Engineering -
Seismic Hazard Analysis
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This report was written between 2003-03-01 and 2003-07-31 under the supervision of Stein HENRIKSEN
This regulation provides requirements and installation and servicing of strong-motion instruments earthquake motions on Corps of Engineers (CE) dams.
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Earthquake Engineering -
Earthquake Investigation
Reference:
"Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Washington, CECW-EG Engineer Regulation 1110-2-103"
