- Author
- Lew, H. S.
- Title
- Wind and Seismic Effects. Proceedings of the Joint Panel Conference of the U.S.-Japan Cooperative Program in Natural Resources (8th) Held at National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, Maryland on May 18-21, 1976.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Report
- NBS SP 477; NBS Special Publication 477, May 1977,
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Book or Conf
- Wind and Seismic Effects. Proceedings of the Joint Panel Conference of the U.S.-Japan Cooperative Program in Natural Resources (8th). May 18-21, 1976, Gaithersburg, MD, 1977
- Keywords
- bridges (structures); buildings; earthquakes; wind pressure; meetings; earth movements; seismic waves; typhoons; tornadoes; design criteria; nuclear power plants | nuclear power plants | natural resources
- Abstract
- The Eighth Joint Meeting of the U.S.-Japan Panel on Wind and Seismic Effects was held in Gaithersburg, Maryland on May 18-21, 1976. The proceedings of the Joint Meeting include the program, the formal resolutions, and the technical papers. The subject matter covered in the papers includes wind effects on structures and design criteria; extreme winds for structural design; earthquake ground motions and instrumentation; seismicity and earthquake risk; seismic effects on structures and design criteria; lessons learned from recent natural disasters; design of nuclear reactor facilities.