Authors discuss differential recovery and development capacities, recovery without development, and linking disaster recovery and sustainable development. Journal of Structural Engineering . Volume 126, Number 1. Call ASCE for price information. This special issue of JSE details the research resulting from the FEMA-sponsored research program focusing on the behavior of steel moment frames in the 1995 Northridge earthquake and the observed widespread connection fractures in welded moment frame connections.
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Earthquake Engineering Research Institute. EERI Learning from Earthquakes Reconnaissance Report . Topics discussed include regional geology and tectonics, strong motion data, geotechnical observations, construction overview, building damage, nonstructural components, lifelines and associated structures, health impacts, and emergency response and recovery. Detailed photos accompany the text. EERI Endowment Subcommittee on Financial Risk Management.