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The Loma Prieta, California, earthquake of October 17, 1989 : earth structures and engineering characterization of ground motion / Thomas L. Holzer, editor.

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Format:
Book
Government document
Contributor:
Holzer, Thomas L., editor.
Geological Survey (U.S.), issuing body.
Series:
U.S. Geological Survey professional paper ; 1552.
Performance of the built environment ; D.
U.S. Geological Survey professional paper ; 1552
Performance of the built environment ; D
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Loma Prieta Earthquake, Calif., 1989.
Earthquakes--California--Loma Prieta.
Earthquakes.
Earth dams--Earthquake effects--California.
Earth dams.
Earthquake intensity--California--San Francisco Bay Area.
Earthquake intensity.
Earth dams--Earthquake effects.
California.
California--Loma Prieta.
California--San Francisco Bay Area.
Genre:
Online resources.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (iii, 80 pages) : illustrations, maps
Other Title:
Earth structures and engineering characterization of ground motion
Place of Publication:
Washington : United States Government Printing Office, 1998.
Contents:
Introduction / by Thomas L. Holzer
Performance of earth dams during the Loma Prieta earthquake / by L.F. Harder, J.D. Bray, R.L. Volpe, and K.V. Rodda
Analysis of soil-naked excavations stability during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake / by Mldaden Vucetic, Mark R. Tufenkjian, Guy Y. Felio, Pirooz Barar and K. Ronald Chapman
Empirical analysis of peak horizontal acceleration, peak horizontal velocity, and modified mercalli intensity / by Kenneth W. Campbell
Attenuation of vertical and horizontal response spectra of the Loma Prieta earthquake / by Yousef Bozorgnia and Mansour Niazi.
Notes:
"Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references.
Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2012.
Online resource, PDF version; title from PDF title page (USGS, viewed October 16, 2014).
Other Format:
Print version: Loma Prieta, California, earthquake of October 17, 1989.
OCLC:
775850422
Access Restriction:
Use copy Restrictions unspecified

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