State-of-the-Art for Assessing Earthquake Hazards in the United States, Report 28: Recommended Accelerograms for Earthquake Ground Motions (open access)

State-of-the-Art for Assessing Earthquake Hazards in the United States, Report 28: Recommended Accelerograms for Earthquake Ground Motions

Abstract: "A catalog of recommended accelerograms and response spectra is provided to accompany all representative values for Richter magnitudes at distance determined peak horizontal accelerations-velocities-durations, hard and soft sites, shallow and deep earthquakes. Accelerograms are also recommended for corresponding Modified Mercalli intensities. The accelerograms are related to the Krinitzsky-Chang-Nuttli curves for magnitude and distance, and the Krinitzsky-Chang curves for MM intensity."
Date: June 1992
Creator: Leeds, David J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Retrogressive Failures in Sand Deposits of the Mississippi River, Report 1: Field Investigations, Laboratory Studies and Analysis of the Hypothesized Failure Mechanism (open access)

Retrogressive Failures in Sand Deposits of the Mississippi River, Report 1: Field Investigations, Laboratory Studies and Analysis of the Hypothesized Failure Mechanism

First report regarding geotechnical field investigations meant to apply current state-of-the-art knowledge and methods to assessing the in situ characteristics of susceptible point bar deposits below Baton Rouge.
Date: June 1988
Creator: Torrey, Victor H., III; Dunbar, Joseph B. & Peterson, Richard W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Retrogressive Failures in Sand Deposits of the Mississippi River, Report 2: Empirical Evidence in Support of the Hypothesized Failure Mechanism and Development of the Levee Safety Flow Slide Monitoring System (open access)

Retrogressive Failures in Sand Deposits of the Mississippi River, Report 2: Empirical Evidence in Support of the Hypothesized Failure Mechanism and Development of the Levee Safety Flow Slide Monitoring System

This report represents a continuation of efforts by the Lower Mississippi Valley Division (LMVD), US Army Corps of Engineers, to develop an effective plan for and means of protecting the integrity of main line Mississippi River levees from the threat of flow slides in sand deposits.
Date: June 1988
Creator: Torrey, Victor H., III
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Vaiont Slide: A Geotechnical Analysis Based on New Geologic Observations of the Failure Surface, Volume 1: Main Text (open access)

The Vaiont Slide: A Geotechnical Analysis Based on New Geologic Observations of the Failure Surface, Volume 1: Main Text

First part of a final report describing "efforts to confirm the existence and nature of clay seams in the [Vaiont Slide] mass and to confirm the possible existence of an 'old' slide at the site. These efforts were made by (a) firsthand field observations of the geology, (b) an examination of preslide and postslide airphotographs, (c) laboratory testing of samples of failure plane materials, and (d) and examination and translation of geologic and other documents related to preslide and postslide conditions" (abstract, para. 2). The report also presents stability analyses of the Vaiont Slide.
Date: June 1985
Creator: Hendron, A. J., Jr. & Patton, F. D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Vaiont Slide: A Geotechnical Analysis Based on New Geologic Observations of the Failure Surface, Volume 2: Appendicies A Through G (open access)

The Vaiont Slide: A Geotechnical Analysis Based on New Geologic Observations of the Failure Surface, Volume 2: Appendicies A Through G

Second part of a final report containing appendices to accompany a study describing "efforts to confirm the existence and nature of clay seams in the [Vaiont Slide] mass and to confirm the possible existence of an 'old' slide at the site. These efforts were made by (a) firsthand field observations of the geology, (b) an examination of preslide and postslide airphotographs, (c) laboratory testing of samples of failure plane materials, and (d) and examination and translation of geologic and other documents related to preslide and postslide conditions" (abstract, para. 2, Volume 1).
Date: June 1985
Creator: Hendron, A. J., Jr. & Patton, F. D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mission Bay Harbor, California, Design for Wave and Surge Protection and Flood Control: Hydraulic Model Investigation (open access)

Mission Bay Harbor, California, Design for Wave and Surge Protection and Flood Control: Hydraulic Model Investigation

Partial abstract: A 1:100-scale (undistorted) hydraulic model, reproducing Mission Bay Harbor, approximately 3 miles of shoreline, and sufficient offshore area to permit generation of the required test waves, was used to investigate the arrangement and design of proposed structures for (a) improving hazardous entrance conditions, (b) reducing surge inside the harbor, and (c) eliminating potential flood hazards. The original proposal for harbor improvement consisted of a 2,200-ft-long offshore breakwater. The proposed structures for river flood control consisted of (a) a 1,200-ft-long weir in the middle jetty, (b) various south jetty extensions, and (c) diversion dikes on the middle jetty.
Date: June 1983
Creator: Curren, Charles R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
State-of-the-Art for Assessing Earthquake Hazards in the United States: Report 19, The Evidence for Reservoir-Induced Macroearthquakes (open access)

State-of-the-Art for Assessing Earthquake Hazards in the United States: Report 19, The Evidence for Reservoir-Induced Macroearthquakes

Partial abstract: "The published evidence of reservoir-induced macroearthquakes is critically reviewed. The evidence is partitioned into three types: (a) evidence of a post-impoundment increase in seismicity, (b) correlation evidence that is composed of a plot of a reservoir variable and a seismicity variable and, in most cases, an auxiliary variable, time, and (c) evidence based on the slope of the magnitude-frequency relationship (b value evidence)."
Date: June 1982
Creator: Meade, Ronald B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Deterioration and Repair of Concrete in the Lower Monumental Navigation Lock Wall (open access)

Deterioration and Repair of Concrete in the Lower Monumental Navigation Lock Wall

"This report discusses surface deterioration and repairs of concrete in the Lower Monumental Lock on the Snake River in Washington. It includes discussion of laboratory studies, testing, construction, and field evaluation of the original concrete and of the various cementitious coatings used for repairs" (p. i).
Date: June 1981
Creator: Schrader, Ernest K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aquatic Disposal Field Investigations, Duwamish Waterway Disposal Site, Puget Sound, Washington: Appendix D, Vol. 1 (open access)

Aquatic Disposal Field Investigations, Duwamish Waterway Disposal Site, Puget Sound, Washington: Appendix D, Vol. 1

Appendix containing chemical and physical analyses of water and sediment in relation to disposal of dredged material in Elliott Bay to accompany a report on aquatic disposal field investigations of the Duwamish Waterway disposal site in Washington.
Date: June 1978
Creator: Tatem, Henry E. & Johnson, Jeffrey H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aquatic Disposal Field Investigations, Duwamish Waterway Disposal Site, Puget Sound, Washington: Appendix D, Volume 1 (open access)

Aquatic Disposal Field Investigations, Duwamish Waterway Disposal Site, Puget Sound, Washington: Appendix D, Volume 1

The following report describes work done by the Marine and Freshwater Ecology Branch, Corvallis Environmental Research Laboratory (CERL), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Corvallis, Oregon. The study was conducted on the chemical and physical effects of open-water disposal of dredged material from the Duwamish River into Elliot Bay, Washington.
Date: June 1978
Creator: Baumgartner, D. J.; Schults, Donald W. & Carkin, J. B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aquatic Disposal Field Investigations, Duwamish Waterway Disposal Site, Puget Sound, Washington: Appendix D, Volume 1, Appendix F (open access)

Aquatic Disposal Field Investigations, Duwamish Waterway Disposal Site, Puget Sound, Washington: Appendix D, Volume 1, Appendix F

Appendix containing data on the recolonization of benthic macrofauna over a deep-water disposal site in the Duwamish River influenced portion of Elliott Bay. It accompanies a report on the chemical and physical effects of open-water disposal of dredged material from the Duwamish River into Elliot Bay as part of a study to determine the effects of disposal sites on organisms and the quality of surrounding water.
Date: June 1978
Creator: Harman, Robert A. & Serwold, John C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aquatic Disposal Field Investigations, Duwamish Waterway Disposal Site, Puget Sound, Washington: Evaluative Summary (open access)

Aquatic Disposal Field Investigations, Duwamish Waterway Disposal Site, Puget Sound, Washington: Evaluative Summary

From preface: "This report summarizes the results of a comprehensive investigation of the impact of open-water dredged material disposal by barges in Elliot Bay, a portion of Puget Sound Estuary, Washington."
Date: June 1978
Creator: Tatem, Henry E. & Johnson, Jeffrey H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effect of Backfill Property and Airblast Variations on the External Loads Delivered to Buried Box Structures (open access)

Effect of Backfill Property and Airblast Variations on the External Loads Delivered to Buried Box Structures

Partial abstract: "The results of analytical studies are presented in which (i) the SAP IV elastic finite-element (FE) code was used to perform modal analyses for a rectangular structure in vacuo and embedded in different backfill materials, and (2) a series of dynamic and static two-dimensional (2D), plane-strain, FE, structure-medium interaction (SMI) code calculations were performed using the HONDO code."
Date: June 1978
Creator: Windham, Jon E. & Curtis, John O.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Habitat Development Field Investigations, Bolivar Peninsula, Marsh and Upland Habitat Development Site, Galveston Bay, Texas: Appendix D (open access)

Habitat Development Field Investigations, Bolivar Peninsula, Marsh and Upland Habitat Development Site, Galveston Bay, Texas: Appendix D

This report summarizes the investigations of soil properties, aquatic biota, and wildlife held in the marshland and upland communities on dredged material behind a sandbag dike at Bolivar Peninsula, Galveston Bay, Texas.
Date: June 1978
Creator: Webb, J. W.; Dodd, J. D.; Cain, Brian W.; Leavens, W. R.; Hossner, L. R.; Lindau, C. et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Habitat Development Field Investigations, Bolivar Peninsula, Marsh and Upland Habitat Development Site, Galveston Bay, Texas: Appendix A (open access)

Habitat Development Field Investigations, Bolivar Peninsula, Marsh and Upland Habitat Development Site, Galveston Bay, Texas: Appendix A

Appendix containing data tabulations taken in relation to the report on the propagation of vascular plans and post-propagation monitoring of botanical, soil, aquatic biota, and wildlife resources.
Date: June 1978
Creator: Webb, J. W.; Dodd, J. D.; Cain, Brian W.; Leavens, W. R.; Hossner, L. R.; Lindau, C. et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aquatic Disposal Field Investigations, Duwamish Waterway Disposal Site, Puget Sound, Washington: Appendix F (open access)

Aquatic Disposal Field Investigations, Duwamish Waterway Disposal Site, Puget Sound, Washington: Appendix F

Appendix containing river sediment data graphs in addition to chemical and physical analysis data to accompany a report on aquatic disposal field investigations of the Duwamish Waterway disposal site in Washington.
Date: June 1978
Creator: Tatem, Henry E. & Johnson, Jeffrey H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Habitat Development Field Investigations, Windmill Point Marsh Development Site, James River, Virginia: Appendix D (open access)

Habitat Development Field Investigations, Windmill Point Marsh Development Site, James River, Virginia: Appendix D

This report follows the Windmill Point marsh habitat development project. The marsh was constructed in the James River between November 1974 and February 1975, then studied for benthic invertebrates, fish, wildlife, plants and soil characteristics from the summer of 1976 to fall of 1977.
Date: June 1978
Creator: Virginia Institute of Marine Science
System: The UNT Digital Library
Habitat Development Field Investigations, Windmill Point Marsh Development Site, James River, Virginia: Appendix A (open access)

Habitat Development Field Investigations, Windmill Point Marsh Development Site, James River, Virginia: Appendix A

Appendix containing sediment parameters from macrobenthic sampling locations to accompany a report on the environmental impacts of marsh development with dredged material as part of a study on the feasibility of marsh development using dredged material at the Windmill Point Marsh Development Site, James River, Virginia.
Date: June 1978
Creator: Virginia Institute of Marine Science
System: The UNT Digital Library
Habitat Development Field Investigations, Windmill Point Marsh Development Site, James River, Virginia: Appendix B (open access)

Habitat Development Field Investigations, Windmill Point Marsh Development Site, James River, Virginia: Appendix B

Appendix containing supplementary data on the occurrence of taxa in macrobenthos samples organized by stratum and season. It accompanies a report on the environmental impacts of marsh development with dredged material as part of a study on the feasibility of marsh development using dredged material at the Windmill Point Marsh Development Site, James River, Virginia.
Date: June 1978
Creator: Virginia Institute of Marine Science
System: The UNT Digital Library
Habitat Development Field Investigations, Windmill Point Marsh Development Site, James River, Virginia: Appendix C (open access)

Habitat Development Field Investigations, Windmill Point Marsh Development Site, James River, Virginia: Appendix C

Appendix containing supplementary data of the abundance of macrobenthos in samples to accompany a report on the environmental impacts of marsh development with dredged material as part of a study on the feasibility of marsh development using dredged material at the Windmill Point Marsh Development Site, James River, Virginia.
Date: June 1978
Creator: Virginia Institute of Marine Science
System: The UNT Digital Library
Habitat Development Field Investigations, Windmill Point Marsh Development Site, James River, Virginia: Appendix D (open access)

Habitat Development Field Investigations, Windmill Point Marsh Development Site, James River, Virginia: Appendix D

Appendix containing the dry weight measurements of macrobenthos biomass in samples collected to accompany a report on the environmental impacts of marsh development with dredged material as part of a study on the feasibility of marsh development using dredged material at the Windmill Point Marsh Development Site, James River, Virginia.
Date: June 1978
Creator: Virginia Institute of Marine Science
System: The UNT Digital Library
Habitat Development Field Investigations, Windmill Point Marsh Development Site, James River, Virginia: Appendix E (open access)

Habitat Development Field Investigations, Windmill Point Marsh Development Site, James River, Virginia: Appendix E

Appendix containing tabulated results of adundance and diversity measures for macrobenthos in 160 square centimeter samples to accompany a report on the environmental impacts of marsh development with dredged material as part of a study on the feasibility of marsh development using dredged material at the Windmill Point Marsh Development Site, James River, Virginia.
Date: June 1978
Creator: Virginia Institute of Marine Science
System: The UNT Digital Library
Habitat Development Field Investigations, Windmill Point Marsh Development Site, James River, Virginia: Appendix F (open access)

Habitat Development Field Investigations, Windmill Point Marsh Development Site, James River, Virginia: Appendix F

Appendix containing supplementary analytical data to accompany a report on the environmental impacts of marsh development with dredged material as part of a study on the feasibility of marsh development using dredged material at the Windmill Point Marsh Development Site, James River, Virginia.
Date: June 1978
Creator: Virginia Institute of Marine Science
System: The UNT Digital Library
Habitat Development Field Investigations, Windmill Point Marsh Development Site, James River, Virginia: Appendix G (open access)

Habitat Development Field Investigations, Windmill Point Marsh Development Site, James River, Virginia: Appendix G

Appendix containing abundance and diversity measures for meiobenthos in each 3.8 CM^2 sample to accompany a report on the environmental impacts of marsh development with dredged material as part of a study on the feasibility of marsh development using dredged material at the Windmill Point Marsh Development Site, James River, Virginia.
Date: June 1978
Creator: Virginia Institute of Marine Science
System: The UNT Digital Library