MCEER/NCEER Publications

Since 1987, MCEER, formerly the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER) and the National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research ( NCEER), has produced over 600 publications that describe the latest research and developments on a wide variety of topics related to earthquake engineering and extreme events.

The Center's research aims to increase the disaster resilience of buildings, bridges and other key infrastructure. For over 30 years, MCEER investigators have been developing design procedures and seismic evaluation and rehabilitation strategies for facilities and systems that society expects to be operational following an earthquake or other disaster. These investigations primarily focus on electric power systems, bridges and highways, sustainable and resilient buildings, and innovative protective technologies.

MCEER publications include technical reports, workshop and conference proceedings, and special publications such as reconnaissance reports, monographs, guidelines and standards, white papers and research summaries. These publications are intended to be of interest to a wide range of readers, including academic researchers, consultants and practitioners in government and the private sector.

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NCEER-89-0037: A Deterministic Assessment of Effects of Ground Motion Incoherence
12/31/99
An approximate deterministic method of analysis is presented for assessing the effects of ground motion incoherence and of the associated soil-structure interaction on the seismic response of structure-foundation-soil systems.
NCEER-89-0038: Workshop on Ground Motion Parameters for Seismic Hazard Mapping
12/31/99
This report is concerned with the choice and definition of ground motion parameters for maps used in model building codes.
NCEER-89-0039: Seismic Effects on Elevated Transit Lines of the New York City Transit Authority
12/31/99
This study performed a broad assessment of the structural facilities of the New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA) system.
NCEER-89-0040: Centrifugal Modeling of Dynamic Soil-Structure Interaction
12/31/99
In this report, a centrifuge model is presented that is capable of realistically representing soil-structure systems subjected to earthquake-like excitation.
NCEER-89-0041: Linearized Identification of Buildings with Cores for Seismic Vulnerability Assessment
12/31/99
This report presents a study of three dimensional analytical modeling of buildings based on the computer program SUPER-ETABS.
NCEER-90-0001: Geotechnical and Lifeline Aspects of the October 17,1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake in San Francisco
12/31/99
The four main areas of San Francisco affected by soil liquefaction in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake and 1906 San Francisco earthquake are the Marina, Foot of Market, South of Market, and Mission Creek districts.
NCEER-90-0002: Nonnormal Secondary Response Due To Yielding in a Primary Structure
12/31/99
Response nonnormality is investigated for a linear secondary system which is mounted on a yielding primary structure subjected to a normally distributed ground acceleration.
NCEER-90-0004: Catalog of Strong Motion Stations in Eastern North America
12/31/99
This catalog contains information on all strong motion stations operating in Eastern North America known to NCEER.
NCEER-90-0005: NCEER Strong-Motion Data Base: A User Manual for the Geobase Release (Version 1.0 for the SUN3)
12/31/99
The purpose of this report is to describe the initial implementation of a strong-motion data base developed by Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory (Lamont) under the auspices of the National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (NCEER).
NCEER-90-0006: Seismic Hazard Along a Crude Oil Pipeline in the Event of an 1811-1812 Type New Madrid Earthquake
12/31/99
An assessment of the seismic hazard that exists along the major crude oil pipeline running through the New Madrid seismic zone from southeastern Louisiana to Patoka, Illinois is examined in this report.
NCEER-90-0007: Site-Specific Response Spectra for Memphis Sheahan Pumping Station
12/31/99
Analytical methods for site response analysis incorporating nonlinear soil behavior are increasingly being used for engineering applications to evaluate the characteristics of earthquake ground motions.
NCEER-90-0008: Pilot Study on Seismic Vulnerability of Crude Oil Transmission Systems
12/31/99
The purpose of this pilot study is multifold. First, the study carries out a review and preliminary investigation on (a) the seismic hazard, particularly the liquefaction and large ground deformation potential in the New Madrid seismic zone and its neighboring area; (b) system configuration and operation; (c) seismic response and vulnerability analysis for pumping stations and underground pipelines; (d) component and system reliability analysis; and (e) post-earthquake reconstruction. Second, the study demonstrates a systems approach in which the findings of the review and preliminary investigation performed on various component systems and individual phenomena can be integrated and synthesized for seismic risk assessment of the system.
NCEER-90-0009: A Program to Generate Site Dependent Time Histories: EQGEN
12/31/99
This paper presents the final report of a study on the modeling of earthquake ground motion in seismically active zones.
NCEER-90-0010: Active Isolation for Seismic Protection of Operating Rooms
12/31/99
An evaluation of the protection of operating rooms from microtremors and frequent low-level earthquakes must take into consideration the threshold limits of the human response to vibration.
NCEER-90-0011: Program LINEARID for Identification of Linear Structural Dynamic Systems
12/31/99
In this report, LINEARID, a computer program developed for the identification of the coefficient matrices in the equation of motion for a linear multi-degree-of-freedom structure, is documented.