- Author
- Raufaste, N. J., Jr.
- Title
- Wind and Seismic Effects. Proceedings of the Joint Meeting of the U.S.-Japan Cooperative Program in Natural Resources Panel on Wind and Seismic Effects (20th) Held in Gaithersburg, Maryland on May 17-20, 1988. Final Report.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
- NIST SP 760; NIST Special Publication 760, January 1989,
- Distribution
- AVAILABLE FROM National Technical Information Service (NTIS), Technology Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Springfield, VA 22161. Telephone: 1-800-553-6847 or 703-605-6000; Fax: 703-605-6900; Rush Service (Telephone Orders Only) 800-553-6847; Website: http://www.ntis.gov
- Book or Conf
- Wind and Seismic Effects. Proceedings of the Joint Meeting of the U.S.-Japan Cooperative Program in Natural Resources Panel on Wind and Seismic Effects (20th). May 17-20, 1988, Gaithersburg, MD, ['1989', '1988']
- Keywords
- meetings; bridges (structures); buildings; earthquakes; wind pressure; ocean waves; tsuamis; forecasting; seismic waves; earth movements; dynamic structural analysis; storm surges; design criteria; dynamic loads; soil mechanics; standards; structural engineering | seismic design | natural resources
- Identifiers
- seismic design; earthquake engineering; ground motion; risk assessments
- Abstract
- The 20th Joint Meeting of the U.S.-Japan Panel on Wind and Seismic Effects was held at the National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, Maryland from May 17-20, 1988. The proceedings of the Joint Meeting, includes the program, list of members, panel resolutions, task committee reports, and technical papers. The papers covered five themes: Wind engineering, Earthquake engineering, Storm Surge and Tsunamis, Summary of U.S.-Japan Cooperative Research Program, and Two decades of accomplishments and challenges for the future.