Book References



Living with Earthquakes in California: A Survivors Guide; Robert S.Yeats; Oregon State University Press, 2001

California Earthquakes, Science, Risk, and the Science of Hazard Mitigation; Carl-Henry Geschwind; The John Hopkins University Press, 2001

Extreme Event Mitigation in Buildings, Analysis and Design; Brian J. Meacham, Matthew A. Johann, eds; National Fire Protection Association, Inc., 2006

Catastrophe Modeling: A New Approach to Managing Risk; Patricia Grossi, Howard Kunreuther, eds; Springer Science and Business Media, Inc. 2005

Catastrophic Risk: Analysis and Management; Erik Banks; John Wiley @ sons, Ltd.; 2005

Bracing for Disaster: Earthquake-Resistant Architecture and Engineering in San Francisco, 1838-1933; Stephen Tobriner; Heyday Books; 2006

Scenario for a Magnitude 6.7 on the Seattle Fault; Mark Stewart, ed; Earthquake Engineering Research Institute and the Washington Military Department Emergency Management Division; 2005

Scenario for a Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake on the Hayward Fault; Frances M. Christie, ed; Earthquake Engineering Research Institute; 1996

Financial Management of Earthquake Risk; Earthquake Engineering Research Institute; 2000

Integrated Risk Management; techniques and Strategies for Reducing Risk; Neil A.Doherty; McGraw Hill; 2000

Practical Lessons from the Loma Prieta Earthquake; National Research Council; 1994

EQE International; The January 17, 1995 Kobe Earthquake: An EQE Summary Report; April 1995

EQE International; Earthquakes of the 1980s; 1990

Earthquake Engineering Research Institute; The San Simeon, California, Earthquake December 22, 2003; 2005

Wood, H.O., and Neumann, F., 1931. “Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale of 1931,” Seismological Society of America Bulletin, Vol. 21, No.4

FEMA, 2004. Design Guide for Improving School Safety in Earthquakes, Floods, and High Winds, Publication 424, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC.

ASCE, 2006. Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures, ASCE/SEI 7-05, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA.

ASCE, 2003. Seismic Evaluation of Existing Buildings, ASCE/SEI 31-03, American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA.

FEMA, 2000. Prestandard and Commentary for the Seismic Rehabilitation of Buildings, FEMA 356; Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC.

Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI); Earthquake Spectra: 1999 Chi-Chi, Taiwan, Earthquake Reconnaissance Report; April 2001

Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI); Earthquake Spectra: 1999 Kocaeli, Turkey, Earthquake Reconnaissance Report; December 2000

Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI); Earthquake Spectra: 2001 Bhuj, India Earthquake Reconnaissance Report; July 2002

Reflections on the Loma Preita Earthquake, October 17, 1989; Structural Engineers Association of California; April 1, 1991

Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI); Earthquake Spectra: Loma Prieta Earthquake Reconnaissance Report; December 2000

2007 Working Group on California Earthquake Probabilities; The Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast, Version 2 (UCERF 2); U.S. Department of the Interior, the U.S. Geological Survey California Department of Conservation, and the California Geological Survey; 2008

NOAA Center for Tsunami Research; http://nctr.pmel.noaa.gov/

National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/earthquake/nehrp.shtm

Local Government Committee Tsunami Fact Sheet; EERI Northern California Chapter; 2005.

Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country – Southern California; Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC); 2007

Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country – San Francisco Bay Region; U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey; 2007

Seismic Hazard and Risk Analysis, Robin K. McQuire; Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI); 2004.

FEMA, 2006. Homebuilders' Guide to Earthquake-Resistant Design and Construction, Publication 232, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC.