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News

• USGS - "Reported Investments in Earthquake Mitigation Top $73 to $80 Billion in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, Since the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake"
• "A Milestone for Forecasting Earthquake Hazards"
• AccuWeather in Alaska: Uncovering the mysteries of earthquakes
• Dear Colleague Letter: Removal of Deadlines for the Core Programs in the Directorate for Engineering
• NIST Details Steps to Keep Buildings Functioning After Natural Hazards
• California Assembly Passes Historic Earthquake Resilience Bill, Sending it to Senate
• NSF News Release - Dear Colleague Letter: Discoveries to Revolutionize Engineering and Architectural Materials for Buildings (DREAM-B)
• LA Times News Release - California earthquake standard designed to save lives but not buildings. There's a new push to do both
• NSF News Release - Deep-sea observatories to offer new view of seabed earthquakes
• NSF News Release - Engineering Earthquake Resilience in Downtown Skyscrapers
• USGS Collaborates with FEMA on National Earthquake Loss Estimate
• Implementation Guidelines for Executive Order 13717 PDF 593KB
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Grants&Contracts

• NIST Funds 12 Projects to Make Communities More Resilient to Disasters
• Measurement Science and Engineering (MSE) Research Grants Program
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• Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2015 PDF 536KB
• Hearing - Earthquake Mitigation: Reauthorizing the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program
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• Strategic Plan for NEHRP Fiscal Years 2009–2013 PDF 1.3MB
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Library

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• NIST GCR 18-917-43 - Recommendations for Improved Seismic Performance of Nonstructural Compoenents PDF 12.9MB
• NIST Special Publication 1224 - Research Needs to Support Immediate Occupancy Building Performance Objective Following Natural Hazard Events PDF 1.6MB
• Recommended Modeling Parameters and Acceptance Criteria for Nonlinear Analysis in Support of Seismic Evaluation, Retrofit, and Design PDF 59MB
• Guidelines for Nonlinear Structural Analysis for Design of Buildings, Part I - General PDF 10MB
• Guidelines for Nonlinear Structural Analysis for Design of Buildings, Part IIa - Steel Moment Frames PDF 22MB
• Guidelines for Nonlinear Structural Analysis for Design of Buildings, Part IIb - Reinforced Concrete Moment Frames PDF 16MB
• Seismic Design of Precast Concrete Diaphragms - A Guide for Practicing Engineers PDF 6MB
• Seismic Analysis, Design, and Installation of NSCS PDF 24MB and Testing Database
• Seismic Design of Cast-in-Place Concrete Diaphragms, Chords, and Collectors PDF 4MB Second Edition!
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Advisory Committee

• November 7-8, 2018 ACEHR Meeting Agenda PDF 68KB
• March 2018 Report to the NIST Director PDF 97KB
• September 2017 Report to the NIST Director PDF 406KB
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